Identifying A Real Ammolite And Ammolite Gemstone Jewelry Care Tips
Identifying A Real Ammolite And Ammolite Gemstone Jewelry Care Tips - It is essential to take proper care of any regalia. Regular cleaning maintains their radiance and keeps their worth intact. Some of these items can be sensitive depending on the stones or material used in making them. Hence, jewelry designers have to use these jewels carefully while making the jewelry pieces. One such sensitive jewelry items are the ones made using the ammolite gemstone. A naturally found ammolite has a ranking of 3.5 to 4.5 on the MOHS hardness scale. Hence it is very soft and is not used in most kinds of jewelry items. However, it is used in the form of doublets and triplets to increase its stability and durability. Some ammonites that don’t have any protective covering or extra backing can have epoxy induced to prevent their soft surface from cracking. Such treatments allow ammolite jewelry designers to make various kinds of accessories with this crystal without any fear of cracking or chipping i...