Suitable for the season: The Jewellery Channel exclusively offers the most colourful and most precious gemstones to celebrate spring time

There are over 130 species of minerals that have been cut into gems with 50 species in common use. The Jewellery Channel offers a wide range of the most beautiful and most precious gemstones all-purpose.

Gemstones are minerals which are mostly used to make jewellery. Gems are classified into different groups, species, and varieties. Ruby for example is seen as a variety of the mineral corundum as well as sapphire.

Gems are furthermore characterised in terms of refractive index, dispersion or specific gravity. Especially the diamond  is a gemstone which is valued differently from other gemstones. Diamonds are valued for their physical properties like hardness and brilliance whereas other gemstones are valued for their colour. Therefore gemstones like ruby or sapphire were in former times valued higher than diamonds since those colourful gems are quite rare. The sapphire for example can occur in yellow, blue or white.

But not only is the colour the determining factor for the price of a gemstone but also the market supply or the rarity of a gem.

Another important factor for the value of a gem is the cut. There are two main classifications: cabochon-cut gems and facet-cut gems. The decision whether a gem is to be cabochon-cut or whether it is facet-cut, depends on the gem’s transparency.

Stones like opal or turquoise are opaque and therefore being cabochon-cut. A ruby for example appears red because it absorbs all the other colours of white light like blue or yellow except red.

Transparent gems are normally faceted. That means that the reflected light is maximised which is perceived by the viewer as sparkle.

The Jewellery Channel only offers the most precious and most valuable gemstones. Since the shopping channel draws its goods from captive mines and factories, no intermediary are involved. Thus The Jewellery Channel can offer the most precious and most valuable gemstones at an affordable price.

An overview of the most important gemstones can be found on the homepage of The Jewellery Channel under www.thejewellerychannel.tv, as well as useful information on cuts and care for jewellery.

Contact:

The Jewellery Channel Limited

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TW12 1XW

Phone: 0844-412-2222

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About The Jewellery Channel:
The Jewellery Channel is based in Middlesex, England. With a whole new way of shopping for jewellery they offer hundreds of pieces of fine jewellery every day – at a price the customer decides. Twelve Years in mining, stone cutting and designing of jewellery combines an unique approach of art technology and traditional workmanship. The Jewellery Channel broadcasts live on Sky Channel 640, Freeview Channel 44, Five US (Freeview 35, Virgin 185) 9am-12noon everyday or via Live-Stream at www.thejewellerychannel.tv.