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Largest Jewellery market
According to a recent KPMG study the largest Jewellery market is :United States with a market share of 30.8%
Japan, India and China and the Middle East each with 8 - 9% and
Italy with 5%.
We predict a dramatic change in market shares by 2015, where the market share is
The United States will have dropped to around 25%
China and India will increase theirs to over 13%
The Middle East will remain more or less constant at 9%
Europe’s and Japan’s market share will be less than 4% for Japan, and
Less than 3% for the biggest individual European countries, Italy and the UK.
Gemstones are so durable
A few are mineraloids not true minerals and are including here: opal, amber, and moldavite. Foremost is durability - it must not easily corrode away, nor can it be brittle. It is so durable that nearly all of the gold ever mined is still in circulation or storage. In some cases, the names are true misnomers, such as Green Amethyst for prasiolite-a transparent green variety of quartz.In most cases, these variety names are historical, as the gemstones were not recognized as being varieties of other minerals until well after the name was in common use such as aquamarine, emerald, and heliodor as varieties of beryl. And that is related to the third characteristic, ductility. You can see the options are endless and when you are commissioning a piece, why compromise a thing when you can choose!
Silver is alloyed with other metal
The word silver is used to describe its color or shade of gray. Silver is very malleable and ductile metal. It symbols Ag in scientific methods. Silver is alloyed with other metal to increase its strength. Silver is the best conductor of all metals. Sterling silver is used for jewellery which is most popular silver.It is a grayish white metal. Silver can be pulled into wire or hammered into thin sheet. It can achieve most the most brilliant polish. Silver is more reflective than gold. In its pure form, silver is a soft metal, which is easily damaged. Sterling silver is stamped with the following quality marks: Sterling silver; sterling; ster; .925. Although any metal can be added, but most popular is cooper. It can be casual and comfortable for everyday wearing.
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