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Gemology Glossary

by Santiago 4D | 16 Mar 2020 | Precious stones

Surely you have jewelry in your home but you don’t know its quality or components and its terminology sounds Chinese to you. To help you clear up doubts and clarify concepts, at 4Dreams we have developed a Gemology glossary that covers the main terms. GEMS What...

Mohs scale of gemstones, their hardness and valuation

by Santiago 4D | 8 Jan 2020 | Precious stones

Minerals and gemstones have various properties and characteristics that differentiate them from one another. In turn, these differences have consequences on their value and market price. One of them is hardness. How to measure it? Is there a scale of hardness of...

What is the difference between diamonds and brilliant-cut diamonds?

by Santiago 4D | 8 Jan 2020 | Precious stones

What is the difference between diamonds and brilliant? In more or less quantity, we all have jewelry in our homes. Of all kinds, from gold jewelry, silver jewelry, precious stones or others. Including diamonds and brilliants. But not all of them are created equal....