Etched

ETCHED FINISH
An etched finish on a metal's surface reduces the metal's reflectivity. It is done by using harsh chemicals to eat into the surface or by cutting into the surface using a sharp tool.
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Etched Very faintly carved decoration scratched onto the surface of a piece.

Etched: Very faintly carved surface decoration
Lightly Carved: Faint carving
Medium Carved: Average depth carving
Deeply Carved: Deeper than average carving
Heavily Carved: Extremely deeply carved ...

Etched
Recessed design created by using acid or sand on metal or glass with the parts, which need to remain untouched, covered with protective paint, or wax etc. Back to Index ...

Etched
It is very faintly carved decoration scratched onto the surface of a metal piece.
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Etched - A decoration or design lightly scratched onto the surface of a jewelry piece.
Eternity Ring - An eternity ring is a ring with gemstones encircling the band.

Etched glass, which is decorated by removing layers of glass with acid, reached a peak in the mid-Victorian era. An outstanding new technique was the carving away of a thick layer of colored glass to reveal white glass underneath.

Etched Two Tone Wedding Band in 14k Yellow & White Gold $500
Beveled Edge Wedding Band in 14k White Gold $505
Slightly Domed 6mm Wedding Band in 14k White Gold $795 ...

Etched Brass Pendant
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Eterna Gold
A trademarked name for a type of 14k gold that is more durable and more resistant to tarnishing than other 14k gold products ...

Etched
Chemical or hand-created designs or patterns cut into the surface to make a textured finish.
Matte
Velvety finish lacking shine but boasting a soft luster.
these lines are deeper than on brushed or satin finishes.

Etched by HCL
Thermal Traits
VERY SENSITIVE TO HEAT an sudden temperature changes ...

Etched: Decoration that is carved into the surface of a metal. Can also be achieved by using chemicals.
Eternity Ring: A ring with gemstones set around its entire circumference.

Micro-etched Crystal - In 2002, Rolex began micro-etching the Rolex "coronet" or "crown" right below the 6 o'clock marker.

Steel Stretched Ear Jewellery includes all ranges of jewellery made of Surgical Steel that are used in stretched ear piercings, such as flesh plugs, large gauge barbells, circular barbells, monster rings, flesh tubes, crescents, ...

Summer 1970, Natural etched trapiche crystal left on girdle, p. 187, 2pp.
Summer 1970, A 7 ct. faceted trapiche emerald, p. 195, 1p.
Fall 1970, 3-phase inclusions, with two bubbles, found in Colombian emeralds, p. 235, 2pp.

Florentine - An etched metal finish, similar to satin but with a noticeably deeper etching in the gold.
Polished - Most popular finish on gold, giving it a smooth finish and a bright shine.

Stalactite is stretched "tite" (tight) by hanging from the ceiling.
Stalactites hang on tight to the ceiling, Stalagmites might get there.
Stalagmite pushes up with all its "mite" (might) from the floor.

Inspect for an Etched Line - When a mineral is scratched, a permanent indentation is created and powder from the softer mineral will come off.

These examples were etched from enclosing carbonates. Some crystals have hollows and holes apparent
since the dissolution of the enclosing carbonate.
The crystals are dull in lustre.
GALENA
Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Argyll.
Twinned crystals to 5mms.

Ceramic is generally composed of heated and molded clay that is easily colored, etched, or embellished by artisans. Ceylon cut:A cut with numerous facets, formed to obtain maximum weight and therefore is not always symmetrical.

backarc spreading The process by which the overriding plate in a subduction zone becomes stretched to the point of rifting, so that magma can then rise into the gap created by the rift.

The dye enters the pores in the etched oxide surface of the metal.
Basse-taille (n) Translucent enameling that is applied over an engraved metal surface.

Decoration EtchedVery faintly carved surface decoration Deeply CarvedDeeper than average carving Demi ParureTwo or three matching pieces of jewelry, usually consisting of earring, pin, ...

Ed and I were stretched out working the same pocket and not even fighting for the same crystals. The singles were coming regularly.

The individual pieces (an Italian charm) are available as enamel hand-painted, laser etched, and photo charms and are compatible across most major brands. All quality Italian charm link bases are made of stainless steel.

Champleve: An enameling technique in which areas of metal are cut, etched, or routed and filled with enamel. Unlike cloisonne, the cells are cut rather than formed by wires (cloisons). Champleve is most commonly applied to copper or bronze.

Half Pearls: Pearls, cut in half, stretched the source a long way. Jewelry designs of the late 18th and 19th centuries favored the technique of using half pearls for decorative jewelry purposes.

It is a contorted snake with a semi raised hood, nicely etched about three inches long and its pointed tail rests on the finger nail like a cover. The Axe man Gothic full finger ring depicts a masked man carrying his axe, raised as if to strike.

Their fascination as jewelry comes primarily from their Widmanstätten patterns, which are seen only after a piece is cut, polished, and etched with 2% nitric acid in alcohol.

Cross the ends of the thread, having stretched them through a red bead, continue according to the picture. Attach the central pattern of the decoration to the upper part of the shell, passing both ends of the thread through the last bead.

It could be considered as a round brilliant cut which has been stretched out into an oval with pointed ends, although this is a rather unscientific description.

In Northern Europe, particularly the British Isles, the champlev� (French for 'raised field') technique, where enamel was inlaid into etched pits or depressions in the metal, was widespread.

Designer fabric is stretched over ceramic figurines, then coated with twelve layers of lacquer. Each application of lacquer is hand-polished, for a rich shine and an ultra-smooth finished texture.

that has been worn down and etched by the sea and sand over the years. This glass is smooth (with no sharp edges) and looks like beautifully sand-blasted glass with a soft patina.

At school and in her spare time she had put together a portfolio of designs, which were unusual because in one corner of each drawing she sketched a costume jewelry piece to compliment the dress.

The spessartine from these mines, primarily the Rutherford, are etched-crystal masses and fragments, not individual perfect crystals. The pieces range from pea size to as large as a grapefruit.

Blowout
When a piercing is stretched before it is healed causing a build up of extra tissue around the back of the piercing.
Body Suspension
The act of hanging oneself in one of many positions by means of objects in the skin.

You'll find embossed, etched or engraved lockets
and highly polished, engravable lockets here.
We also have four picture heart lockets and
six picture photo ball lockets.

But if the subject is a specimen of etched green prehnite with no brilliant highlights, the camera will not see any white highlight pixels in the image and think color correction is necessary.

All illustrations are shown at 10 x magnification. The sketched representation of the photographs show again clearly the position of the inclusion.
VVS
Fig 49 A pinpoint inclusion under the table ...

Florentine Finish: A style of jewellery finish of finely etched parallel lines intersecting at 90 degrees.
Fob: A small ornament suspended from a watch chain, usually set with carved chalcedony family crest or seal.

Szul carries a small, but intriguing collection of gold bands (yellow, white, two-toned, 14K) featuring carved and etched designs.
Settings may also feature smaller diamonds or gemstones as "accent stones.

Laser-Inscription is the laser etched text put on diamond girdle for identification. Usually the text is the grading laboratory initials and the certification number.
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Ataxite High-nickel content iron meteorite showing no Widmanstatten pattern when etched
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Bronzite A silicate mineral with associated iron content of between 10% and 20% - (Mg,Fe)2 Si2O6 ...

A ductile substance is easily pulled or stretched into a thin wire. gold is the most ductile metal.
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Ductile - Describes a substance that can be stretched or drawn out into thin wire. Gold and copper are very ductile.

Champlevé - Enameling technique that fills routed, etched or cut area of metal with enamel. Usually copper or bronze.

To give you an idea of its workability, gold is so soft and malleable, one ounce can be stretched into a wire an incredible 50 miles long or hammered into a sheet so thin, it covers 100 square feet! ...

The Tiffany Style Band is also the perfect ring to fit flush up against any Wedding Band (Plain, Engraved or Etched), Anniversary Band or Eternity Band (where the Diamonds go all the way around the ring).

A brushed finish is a textured (satin) finish that results from tiny parallel lines etched on a metal's surface.
bruting
Bruting is the initial shaping of a rough gemstone.

Marquise Cut Diamond - The Marquise shape is like a long oval which has been stretched out to a point at each end.
Marquise Cut Diamond
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Many layers of colored glass cover the shape, and the cylinder is stretched thin to form a long cane. Then the glass cane is sliced horizontally into thin pieces - murrine - to reveal the intricate patterns within each piece.

Refers to a piece of jewelry that appears as though it has been stretched or has long accents.
Emerald
Greek Smaragdos (Green Stone), Beryl group.

Monofilament Clear plastic thread used for fishing line. It is almost transparent and requires no needle, but is too easily stretched or cut to use for finished jewelry. It is useful for trying out designs.

The typical Marquise Brilliant contains 56 facets.These diamonds as a kind of round brilliant cut which has been stretched out into an oval with pointed ends.

Dermal punch: Piercing device with a sharp circular blade set on a handle, which removes a circle of epidermis, thereby leaving a pre-stretched piercing. Also known as a skin biopsy punch.

Canadian diamonds are traceable, as each one is etched on the girdle with a serial number as well as a microscopic Canadian logo such as a maple leaf or a polar bear as a trademark. The pictorial logos vary with the companies selling the diamonds.

ETCHING A process similar to engraving in which acid is used to etch a design into the surface of metal, glass or gemstones. Wax is often used to protect areas that are not intended to be etched.
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It was shown by his son, Shah Aurangzeb (1618-1705), to the French traveller and jewelry merchant Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-89), who weighed, measured, and sketched it, ...

Smoky quartz is a translucent grayish/brown quartz with natural irradiation. Smoky quartz can occur as secondary quartz crystals on cryptocrystalline quartz like agate.Smoky quartz sometimes forms with an etched pattern of lines, ...

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