Sheen Obsidian - In this variety, on the surface of the stone small bubbles are visible that offers the stone with the reflectance of gold or silver sheen (refers to shine). Thus, it is named as Sheen Obsidian.
Sheen
Another name for iridescence, usually found as silvery or golden in some obsidian specimens.
Synthetic Gemstone
A man-made stone that, unlike a simulant, has the same chemical composition and crystal structure as its natural counterpart.
Sheen: Another name for iridescence.
Simulant: A human-created gem having the same look, but not the same physical properties, as its natural counterpart.
Sheen This effect resembles luster, and is caused by light reflection from inclusions or texture inside the gem. Luster is light reflected from the surface of the gem and sheen is reflection from inside the gemstone.
SHEEN - The effect of a mineral's body texture on its surface appearance.
SIMULATED STONES - Any substance fashioned to imitate the appearance of a gemstone.
Sheen...The iridescence of light reflected from the surface of a stone. ie: moonstone
Silk...Fine rod like crystals embedded in a crystal
Skarn...Contact rock of igneous silicate masses with limestone.
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Heading north out of Bo Rai for several kilometers, we then turned onto a dirt track in the general direction of Cambodia.
With a coppery sheen
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luster
The sheen of a gemstone or pearl, or the nature and intensity of the light it reflects ...
Colorless, pale sheen, yellow
Moh's scale of hardness 6 - 6.5
Named after its resemblance in color of the moon. In East India, tradition holds that moonstone is a symbol of the third eye relating to spiritual understanding.
The typical sheen as displayed and seen in Pearls
Ornamental stones
Include all minerals which are suitable for ornamental purpose and jewelry. Most of the mineral are from Opaque nature, this not transparent minerals (except some Agates).
The characteristic sheen of fine natural and cultured pearls
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Paillons ...
Patina: A satin sheen that develops on the surface of platinum, produced by daily wear and tiny scratches. Many people prefer this unique look, and avoid polishing their platinum.
Distinctive types of agate include Moss Agate, known for its mossy green striping, and Iris Agate, with its lustrous, iridescent sheen. The porous stone has a soft, waxy, translucent appearance and a moderate 6.5 to 7 rating on the Mohs Scale.
Anodized metal has a lustrous sheen; the anodizing process can produce colorful surfaces.
phyllite A foliated metamorphic rock that develops from slate and is marked by a silky sheen and medium grain size.
A stone's luster is its sparkle or sheen - the way it reflects light. The luster depends on the nature of the stone's surface reflectivity.
Some inclusions give obsidian a metallic sheen, while internal bubbles or crystals produce a "snowflake" effect (called snowflake obsidian) or an iridescence seen as flashes of color.
The floating-light phenomenon and sheen of moonstone are called adularescence or schiller. The light is scattered by alternating layers of two kinds of feldspar and produces a misty luster of white, dull yellow, yellow-gray or greenish-gray.
On some pearl surfaces there is a regular pattern of parallel elongated striations that impart a silky sheen. In some specimens distinct microscopic “flames' can be observed that are actually thin lamellae.
Pearly - A luster description showing a glimmering sheen as in the surface of a pearl.
Pegmatite - A coarsely crystalline area in an igneous formation. Many gem minerals form in pegmatites.
Step back, look at the entire strand, and decide for yourself if they are matched for colour, even in shape, consistent in lustre and sheen from each pearl to the next, and have a very consistent appearance.
Traditionally, moonstone has a silver to blue sheen, a transparent to translucent to opaque clarity and a colorless body color.
In addition to its beautiful sheen and its sleek appearance , platinum is also extremely durable. In fact, it is significantly more durable than both silver and gold.
The best moonstone has a blue sheen, perfect clarity, and a colorless body color.
Sometimes moonstone will have an eye as well as a sheen. Another related feldspar variety is known as rainbow moonstone.
The best of the New Mexico material is water clear, nearly colorless, with only a hint of a soft-tan or brown tone, and has a wonderful blue or silver sheen. Unfortunately, only about 10% of the moonstone has the more desirable blue adularescence.
Has a beautiful silvery sheen, likening unto the moon
Color: Colorless, yellow, pale sheen
Hardness: 6 to 6.5
Can be found in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Brazil, India, Madagascar, and the USA
In India, the Moonstone is regarded as sacred and magical ...
Rainbow moonstone is milky white with a rainbow colored sheen. Moonstone is the most valuable form of feldspar and is composed of albite, which gives it the bluish scheen, and orthoclase feldspar.
Silver is the brightest reflector of any metal (except for liquid mercury) and can be polished to a high sheen that even platinum can't achieve. It has also the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of all metals, even higher than copper.
These captured bubbles produces interesting effects like golden sheen or a rainbow sheen. These types of stones are named as Sheen Obsidian and Rainbow Obsidian respectively.
Some specimens show a sheen (silk) and some have an interior series of minute, needle-like inclusions (feathers) of rutile; these, when properly cut en cabochon, are star rubies and star sapphires or, when having only one ray of light, ...
This 'forever' gem with its unparallel sheen definitely makes a very good choice provided price is not a constraint.
These are taken from Mabe oysters, and give off a unique rainbow-colored sheen.
Resembling the sheen of the pearl.
PERCUSSION. (Shaking Table.) A form of ore-separating apparatus consisting of a slightly sloping table on which stamped ore or metalliferous sand is placed to be sorted by gravity.
When polished, hematite has such a high sheen that long ago it was used as mirrors. Its content is iron oxide (the source of its redness in powdered form).
Sometimes moonstone will have an eye as well as sheen. Another related feldspar variety is known as rainbow moonstone. In this variety of labradorite feldspar, the sheen is a variety of rainbow hues, from pink to yellow, to peach, purple, and blue.
A stone's luster is its glow or sheen, the result of the way it reflects light. Luster is dependent on both the stone's surface (polish) and the reflective index of the Mineral.
Birds-Eye Maplewood locking handcrafted jewelry box with brown ebonized edges and finished in a high gloss sheen. Solid brass hinges, lock and key with crème tassels compliment the graceful curves of this exquisite contemporary box.
Pearl necklace, a favorite among all pearl jewelry, speaks elegance with their subtle yet glamerous sheen. They are classy without trying too hard, and they command attention without being too loud. The perfect companion for a woman of grace.
It gives a soft, matt sheen. Carnuba wax comes from palm leaves, and smells like new-mown hay.
This thin gold skin was dotted by an infinite number of microscopic pits or holes which caused the matte sheen The effect was reminiscent of the skin on a peach.
The protective sheen disappears rather rapidly, this is the reason why it becomes dull.
Best moonstones have a blue sheen, perfect clarity, and a colorless body.
White adularescence is less highly regarded than the blue type. As in other transparent to translucent gemstones, fractures should be avoided.
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Early Peking glass was made to imitate porcelain (it often has a translucent, milky sheen).
When the parallel inclusions are oriented in patches, or not aligned with a crystal face, or when the gem is not cut so as to orient them, the result is a silky surface sheen simply called chatoyance.
Orient
The characteristic sheen of fine natural and cultured pearls
Paillons
Small pieces of metallic foil which are placed underneath enamel work to provide a glow, popular with a number of Arts and Crafts movement jewelers ...
Moonstone is the most valuable variety of feldspar with an iridescent sheen known as adularescence. Moonstone's characteristic shimmer is caused by the intergrowth of two different types of feldspar with different refractive indexes.
Lotus leaf inclusions in larger pieces may be placed parallel to table to give an attractive, iridescent sheen.
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Peridot is relatively soft and can be easily scratched if set in a ring.
Derived from the Latin for "white and shining," silver entices with its sophisticated sheen. Like gold, it is too soft in its purest form and cannot be used to make jewelry.
Matte Finish
Matte Finish is applied to metal to reduce its reflectivity or sheen achieved by using a chemical process.
Medical Bracelet
Medical Bracelet is jewelry design to identify a medical problem in case of an emergency.
Glaze beads to glass like sheen with liquid polymer clay
Skinner blend:
Elegant Retro Inspired Polymer Clay Bracelet ...
Due to their special effects (such as cat's eye and sheen along the gem's surface and due to their lack of clairty they are usually cut in cabochons
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Girasol
A gemstone with a glowing, milky sheen that moves as the stone is moved in the path of a light source. Opalescence.
Girdle
The outer edge of a gemstone.
Resinous A surface of resinous luster possesses a sheen resembling that of resin. Such materials have a refractive index greater than 2.0. Sphalerite (ZnS) demonstrates a resinous luster.
They have almost a pearly sheen to them. They are available in glass and Lucite, a very hard plastic. These are sometimes mistakenly referred to as "cat's eye" when offered in brown or a darker color.
The polished stones show merely a milky cloudiness without any of that beautiful sheen of the true moonstone. "Labradorite" is usually correctly named. "Amazonite" was originally misnamed, as none is found along the river of that name.
The platinum jewellery at Blue Nile is made of fine quality jewellery grade platinum. Its cool white sheen makes platinum our most popular metal of choice for settings, as it accentuates the sparkle and brilliance of a diamond.
Platinum Education ...
A feldspar named after the blue-white sheen inherent, which can also produce moonstone cats' eye. 6-61/2 on the hardness scale. Cut in cabochon, always.
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The platinum jewellery at Blue Nile is made of fine quality jewellery grade platinum. Its cool white sheen naturally accentuates the sparkle and brilliance of our diamonds and helps make platinum our most popular choice of setting metals.
The opaque turquoise stone can be polished to give a beautiful wax sheen luster. Turquoise stones can also be cut very flat and thin which makes it easy to use for inlay decorations.
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