Minerals, belonging to the category of precious, attract specialists, scientists, collectors, amateurs of jewelry hundreds of years. The reason for this is their immaculate beauty, rarity and, of course, the cost. Precious stones, based on the definition, are minerals that have a reference beauty, considered rare and, therefore, extremely expensive. It is the precious stones that are used to make exclusive, author's jewelry, collect collectors. Among other things, expensive natural stones act as assets of banks, along with precious metals. Minerals are distinguished by their physico-chemical properties, crystalline forms, cuts, colors. However, to be called precious, a stone must correspond to more than ten characteristics.

Criteria of drag stones The present natural stone must possess:.

• an ideal crystal structure;.

• beautiful, clean color (can be colorless);.

• noticeable brilliance;.

• Firm firmness (on the Mohs scale from 5 to 10 points);.

• full or partial transparency;.

• Resistant to mechanics, chemistry (never damaged, tarnishes, does not fade under any influence).

That is why products with natural minerals are valued so highly, stored for centuries, are so expensive and are the pride of their owners, sometimes, for several generations.

Online store «TopGems» offers jewelry with natural stones in silver, handmade, made by masters of India, Bali, Thailand. Earrings and rings, pendants and bracelets, men's rings - many of the items are made in a single copy, in national technique and inimitable ethnic style. Here you can also purchase raw and faceted precious stones individually in different colors, shapes, sizes.

For those who want to look spectacular, exquisite, but do not see the need to spend money on expensive jewelry, TopGems offers exquisite costume jewelry from France, made from precious alloys with copper, covered with high-grade gold, inlaid with stones. Neither by design technique, nor by design, these decorations are indistinguishable from precious. The only difference is the price. But in fact only this owner will know about this little secret!.

Types (orders) of stones Understanding the classifications of drag stones, you can face some difficulties, since the perfection in them is much less than in the gems themselves. Criteria and characteristics are constantly changing, lists of stones vary, systems become obsolete. The first classification was made in the 19th century. According to this system, stones are divided into precious, ornamental and organogenic.

Modern three classifications: household, Sobolevsky and Kiyvlenko. It was in the third system proposed by Professor Kiyvlenko that their real cost in the market was taken into account. Stones are divided into three groups: jewelry (they are also precious, granite), ornamental (stone-cutting) and decorative-facing. Each group has its own subclasses (from 1-st to 4-eh).

But it is possible that over time this classification will undergo significant changes, since it is not uncommon for emeralds with a large number of flaws to be assessed lower than, for example, flawless turquoise.

If you are interested in Indian jewelry with stones presented in the TopGems store, then, regardless of the order, the minerals in them will be of immaculate beauty and cut. Whether it's a ring, a pendant or earrings, they will be made of stones of exceptionally large, bright, precious or semiprecious stones, and the design of the whole product will be thoroughly impregnated with the finest oriental motifs.