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2. Stonesetting - Wikipedia

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   A bezel set sapphire. The earliest known technique of attaching stones to jewelry was bezel setting. A bezel is a strip of metal bent into the shape and size of the stone and then soldered to the piece of jewelry. The stone is then inserted into the bezel, and the metal edge of the bezel pressed over the edge of the stone, holding it in place.

3. Bezel (jewellery) - Wikipedia

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   Signet ring with engraved bezel Ring with an engraved gem in a bezel setting. A bezel is a wider and usually thicker section of the hoop of a ring, which may contain a gem or a flat surface (usually with an engraved design, as in a signet ring). [1] Rings are normally worn to display bezels on the upper or outer side of the finger.

4. Diamond (gemstone) - Wikipedia

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   In bezel settings the diamond or gemstone is completely surrounded by a rim of metal, which can be molded into any shape to accommodate the stone. Used to set earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and rings, bezel settings can have open or closed backs, and generally can be molded to allow a lot of light to pass through.

5. Talk:Cubic zirconia - Wikipedia

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   Then cubic zirconia came out, with way more fire than diamonds, more than enough hardness not to get scratched by dust (mostly quartz, Moh's hardness of 7), less colour, more clarity, good resistance to chemicals and thermal shock, less brittleness than diamonds (diamonds chip easily; cubic zirconia can, like corundum/sapphire, actually be used ...

6. Zirconium - Wikipedia

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   Zircon (ZrSiO 4) and cubic zirconia (ZrO 2) are cut into gemstones for use in jewelry. Zirconium dioxide is a component in some abrasives , such as grinding wheels and sandpaper . [ 49 ] Zircon is also used in dating of rocks from about the time of the Earth's formation through the measurement of its inherent radioisotopes , most often uranium ...

7. Effie Calavaza - Wikipedia

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   Effie Calavaza was born in 1927 in Zuni, New Mexico as Effie Lankeseon, [4] [5] where she lived her entire life. [6] She married Juan Calavaza (1910–1970), also a jewelry artist, who taught her the art.