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Goldstone Goldstone glass under magnification. Goldstone is a type of glittering glass made in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere.The finished product can take a smooth polish and be carved into beads, figurines, or other artifacts suitable for semiprecious stone, and in fact goldstone is often mistaken for or misrepresented as a natural material.
Synthetic shampoos were introduced in the 1930s. [3] Daily shampooing became the norm in the US in the 1970s and 1980s, [2] but hair washing is determined by cultural norms and individual preferences, with some people washing daily, some fortnightly, and some not at all. [4]
Some kinds of jewelry can be cleaned at home while others are suggested to be done by a professional. Jewelry made from gold and sterling silver are examples of jewelry that can be cleaned at home, while platinum should not be due to how at-risk platinum is of scratching.
Helenite set in an earring. Helenite, also known as Mount St. Helens obsidian, emerald obsidianite, and ruby obsidianite, is a glass made from the fused volcanic rock dust from Mount St. Helens and marketed as a gemstone.
Goldstone showing aventurescence. In gemology, aventurescence (sometimes called aventurization) is an optical reflectance effect seen in certain gems. The effect amounts to a metallic glitter, arising from minute, preferentially oriented mineral platelets within the material. These platelets are so numerous that they also influence the material ...
This is an allusion to the lucky discovery of aventurine glass or goldstone at some point in the 18th century. One story is that this kind of glass was originally made accidentally at Murano by a workman, who let some copper filings fall into the molten "metal", whence the product was called avventurino .
Ritual washings (Heb. 9:10) symbolize the cleansing of the soul from sins and iniquities. They signify the washing-away of the pollutions of the Lord's people (Isa. 4:4). Psalm 51:2 expresses the human longing and divine promise: "Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin". [ 5 ]
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