How to maintain colored jewelry

1. Emeralds are relatively brittle gemstones. Natural emeralds often have flaws and are prone to cracking. Therefore, strong extrusion and collision should be avoided. Soaking in oil or glue to conceal its flaws and cracks is a common method of treating emeralds. Silver jewelry processing plants reminded that emerald jewelry must also avoid overheating.

2. Red sapphire is the easiest gemstone to protect among colored gemstones. These two kinds of gemstones have high hardness, medium toughness and stable properties. They can be worn for a long time as long as they do not violently collide and avoid high temperatures.

3. Golden emerald (including alexandrite and cat's eye) is a gem with good hardness and toughness, so it is an ideal gem for men. Generally, you only need to avoid high temperature during the wearing process, especially when you are remodeling or repairing, do not let the flame directly face the gem.

4. Tourmaline is a kind of gemstone with soft luster, but the disadvantage is that it has low hardness and strong brittleness. Therefore, when wearing jewelry made of tourmaline, be careful not to rub and collide with other gemstones to avoid scratching.

    Tourmaline has pyroelectric properties (hence the scientific name tourmaline). After sun exposure or heat, it will generate static electricity and attract some fine dust. Therefore, those who work in a dusty environment should pay attention to frequently cleaning gemstones with neutral cleaning fluids such as alcohol to maintain their luster and softness. At the same time, tourmaline should also avoid overheating, because heat can sometimes change the color of tourmaline.

5. Topaz (topaz stone) and moonlight gemstones should avoid collisions, because both have cleavage. After collision, the gemstones are easy to split in one direction and cause all or part of them to be destroyed.

6. Spinel and garnet are gems with medium hardness. Generally, you only need to be careful not to collide with each other.

7. The crystal should avoid contact with radioactive materials, and try to avoid contact with heat sources. Crystals will change color under radioactive exposure (such as workers engaged in X-ray fluoroscopy), while amethyst may become lighter when heated

8. Zircon and olivine cannot be put together with other gems. Zircon and olivine are gems formed in high-temperature underground environments. They are brittle in nature and low in hardness, so it is often difficult to make large gems due to too many cracks in the raw materials. The friction between the finished gems will also grind the edges and corners of the gems and make the gems lose their "sharpness". The silver jewelry processing plant reminds that these two kinds of gemstones should not be exposed to heat, as heat will increase their brittleness. Olivine is also afraid of acid, and long-term contact with acidic substances will corrode the surface of the gemstone and weaken its luster.