Thailand has been recognized as one of the world's major gems and jewelry centers.Ruby and Sapphires have been discovered in Kanchanaburi. Chanthaburi,
The red rubies discovered in Chanthaburi have been known as "Siamese Rubies" which are very much admired after by jewel lovers around the world for their dazzling red and magical looks. The Siamese Rubies have given credit to Thailand as the "Land of Jewels of die East."

    Thailand's gems and jewelry industry has developed from a small level to a large-scale export scale. The sector has become one of the country's top-ten foreign exchange earners, Reasonable pricing are elements of continued success of the Thai jewelry industry.

     Thailand has developed to become one of the world's top-five jewelry polishing centers which has included Israel, Belgium, the United States and India. The Kingdom's gemstone polishing capability has developed to the creation of "Bangkok Cut", which is admired all over the world. It is important to know the basic knowledge about the characteristics, colors, clarity, cutting style and the weight of the gemstones you are selecting.

There are two categories of gemstone - precious and semi-precious.
 1. Precious stones are Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Emerald and Cat's Eyes.
 2. Semi-precious stones are Tourmaline, Peridot, Tanzanite, and Garnet. Opal, Spinel, Zircon, Aquamarine, Moonstone, Agate, Pearl, etc. The commercial value, hardness, and durability of semi-precious stones are usually less than precious stones.

Precious Stone:
Precious stone is a rare, hard stone which has inherited from Nature the name beautiful. "Thus Piero Aloisi" From Emperor Rudolf II of Hapsburg. The characteristics that make this so special are its rarity, hardness, origin, and beauty. A precious is a mineral, formed naturally in nature.

Cutting of Gemstones:
     Cutting a gemstone is an operation where a rough is cut into a certain shape, which brings out the color, luster. This allows the beautiful gemstone to be sold in to loose gemstones, or to be set in jewelry.
Weight measurement for gold, gemstones and diamond.The weight of gemstones and diamond is measured in carat and grams. One carat is equal to 200 milligrams, while one gram is 5 carats or 1.000 milligrams.Gold is measured in karat, referring to the percentage of gold in alloys. Karat, in gold measurement, is usually written with a capital "K" or "Kt" to provide a distinction from "carat" for precious stones measurement:,

Content of Fine Gold and Precious Metal in Alloys - Fine gold 24 karat (Kt) gold is referred to 100% pure gold 22 Kt = 92% 18 Kt = 75% 16Kt=67% 14 Kt=58.5% 12 Kt=50% 10Kt=41.7% - Platinum PT950=95% PT900 = 90%

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    Gems and jewelry is one of the key industries which have been growing ever since ancient times. Traditional belief that by wearing certain jewels and gems which agree with the color of the day, zodiac sign or birthday would bring good success and good fortune.

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