Your friend just bought a “top notch” Broghton emerald pendant and is excited about the “deal” she made for it. The pendant is gorgeous, but you hope she did get it for a steal because you’re about to tell her that a Broghton emerald is made from green glass. A huge number of gemstones that are advertised with descriptive terms before their names are actually gemstone impostors. Like Herkimer diamonds — I have some loose stones and they’re very pretty, but they’re not diamonds at all. And Cape rubies — they’re garnets in disguise. Brazilian sapphires are really blue tourmaline, and a Gilson emerald is a lab-created version of the gem. There are hundreds more — use my list to become familiar with some of the most common impostors.
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Everyone has a favorite precious metal, one we gravitate back to even if we wear something else occasionally. Do you choose a metal by its color or by its content? If you like white metals you have multiple choices. Three are 
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