Try to protect any jewelery from
scratches, sharp blows, harsh chemicals,
extreme temperatures and sunlight.
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Common stones that are damaged in sunlight
(there may be more):
Amethyst: becomes paler
Ametrine: may change color
Apatite: pink variety
fades
Aquamarine: becomes paler
Aventurine: translucent
types often lose color
Beryl: brown or orange
types may change to pale pink
Celestite: fades in direct
sunlight
Chrysoprase: becomes paler
Citrine: may change color
Fluorite:green and purple
types change color
Kunzite: becomes pale
or loses color
Rose Quartz: becomes paler
Smokey Quartz: becomes
paler |
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o Store jewelery
separately so it doesn't scratch other jewelry. |
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o When doing household
tasks such as gardening and cleaning, be certain to remove rings. |
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o Put your jewelery
on after washing and applying any makeup/hair spray. |
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o Never wear jewelery
while swimming in a swimming pool. The chlorine can cause damage to various
gemstones and gold. Gemstones may become loose in their settings (and possibly
fall out). |
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o Avoid storing
your jewelery next to a heating vent, window sill or on a car dashboard. |
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o Store jewelery
away from sunlight as the sun may fade the gemstones. |
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o Always store
bead necklaces (such as lapis, pearls, etc) flat as silk stretches over
time. |
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o Hardness is based
on a gem-trade standard called the Mohs scale. The higher the Mohs scale
number, the harder the stone is. The highest Mohs scale rating is 10 (diamonds).
Anything with a Mohs scale rating of less than 7 is easily scratched (such
as coral, lapis lazuli, opal, pearl, and turquoise).
Gold, silver, and platinum
are only Mohs 2-1/2 to 4. |
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o Always carefully
store any fine jewelery. |
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o Be certain that
stones mounted in rings are not loose or rattle. The prongs of a ring can
and do wear down. If the prongs wear down too much or break, you've lost
the stone. Prongs are easily "retipped" by most jewelers to keep the stone
secure. |
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o If you have bead
necklaces such as lapis or pearls, store them flat as silk stretches over
time. Most jewelers will restring necklaces or reset stones (for a fee). |
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o Sterling silver
will polish up by rubbing or buffing it with a soft cotton cloth or a Jewelery
Cloth. If you store silver in plastic bags with an interlocking seal, it
will be less prone to tarnish.
(Do NOT store pearls in
plastic bags!) |
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o Sterling silver
that has an oxidized finish (blackened areas) - clean only with a soft
cotton cloth or a Jewelery Cloth to polish. DO NOT USE cleaning solutions,
jewelery or otherwise; they will remove the finish. |
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o Wire jewelery
in general is delicate. The type of metal(s) used and thinner the
gauge, the more care required. |
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o COPPER WIRE IS
SOFT. To maintain the design's original shape, it is recommended
not to be worn to bed, rather best to be the last article put on and the
first to be taken off. |
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o CORDING - ENDLESS:
elastic will stretch out over time. It's best not to wear in chlorinated
water or expose to hair sprays and such. |
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o CORDING - WAXED
COTTON: wears well over time. But again, it's best not to wear in
chlorinated water or expose to hair sprays and such. |
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o CORDING - LEATHERS:
wears well over time. Caution: if wet, tightens up when dry
until stretches out again. |
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