{"id":7059,"date":"2013-02-22T18:00:46","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/?p=7059"},"modified":"2021-09-17T01:56:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T01:56:01","slug":"how-will-you-tell-the-real-gem-from-the-fake-will-the-real-slim-shady-please-stand-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/natural-fine-planetary-talismans\/how-will-you-tell-the-real-gem-from-the-fake-will-the-real-slim-shady-please-stand-up\/","title":{"rendered":"How Will You Tell the Real Gem from the Fake? Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>How Will You Tell the Real Gem from the Fake? Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up&#8230;<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Natural-Hessonite-of-3.78-carats-Gemstoneuniverse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Natural-Hessonite-of-3.78-carats-Gemstoneuniverse.jpg\" alt=\"Natural Hessonite Silver Ring\" width=\"486\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Natural-Hessonite-of-3.78-carats-Gemstoneuniverse.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Natural-Hessonite-of-3.78-carats-Gemstoneuniverse-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a> Natural Hessonite Silver Ring<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/copyscapegemstoneuniverse11.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/copyscapegemstoneuniverse11.gif\" alt=\"copyscapegemstoneuniverse1\" width=\"88\" height=\"31\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is quite likely in any part of the world that one may invariable find garnets to be a part of jewelry that has been handed down generation to generation. It has been a popular gem throughout. The name garnet has been taken from the appearance of the garnet crystals that appear in a literal seed like arrangement, akin to that within a pomegranate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/81691335\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Garnets as a species cover a wide variety and colors from alamandite, pyrope, uvarovite, demantoid, rhodolite etc. From a planetary gem therapy perspective, the most important garnet is hessonite garnet. It is a grossular garnet found in Srilanka as well as in some pockets of Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>The world of gemstones is very complicated and even more so as the awareness regarding gems is very limited. Just to give you an idea, here are some of the look-alikes of the cinnamon stone &#8211; the hessonite garnet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brown zircon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Brown-Zircon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Brown-Zircon.jpg\" alt=\"Brown Zircon\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a> Brown Zircon<\/p>\n<p>The cognac like rich color is appreciated much in natural zircon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brown topaz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Brown-Topaz-Ring.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Brown-Topaz-Ring-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Brown Topaz Ring courtesy rakuten.com \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Brown-Topaz-Ring-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Brown-Topaz-Ring.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> Brown Topaz Ring courtesy rakuten.com<\/p>\n<p>Brown Topaz is sometimes irradiated to get a richer color.<br \/>\n<strong>Brown tourmaline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Brown-Tourmaline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Brown-Tourmaline.jpg\" alt=\"Brown Tourmaline courtesy mindat.org\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Brown-Tourmaline.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Brown-Tourmaline-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> Brown Tourmaline courtesy mindat.org<\/p>\n<p><strong>Madeira citrine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Madiera-Citrine-courtesy-igoodin.com_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Madiera-Citrine-courtesy-igoodin.com_-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Madiera Citrine courtesy igoodin.com\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Madiera-Citrine-courtesy-igoodin.com_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Madiera-Citrine-courtesy-igoodin.com_.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> Madiera Citrine courtesy igoodin.com<\/p>\n<p>Named after the famous Portuguese Madeira wine, for its red brown, honeyed caramel color, this is a warm gemstone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coming to the real question &#8211; while these are just a few look-alikes, and if one throws in the glass imitations, the synthetics etc too. , how would you differentiate between the real and the other masquerading goods?<\/strong> The price for each species differs! Here is where the deeper factors like specific gravity, refractive index etc. of the materials come into play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gemstoneuniverse gives you the advantage of certainty and provides certification for each of its gems. The certificate from a gem lab ensures and lists vital descriptions for you as a buyer and ascertains that you get what you ask for!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is not just true for hessonite but any gem available on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gemstoneuniverse.com<\/a><br \/>\nSelected Rings, Pendants and Talismans made available to Gemstoneuniverse.com patrons in February 2013<\/p>\n<p><b>Gemstoneuniverse.com Table <strong>Natural Hessonite Gemstone<\/strong> <strong>Facts<\/strong> <\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Gemstone<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Natural Hessonite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Weight<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">3.78 carats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Treatment<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">None<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Origin<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Srilanka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Planetary Energy<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Rahu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Patron Location<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<h3 align=\"center\"><em>New Delhi \/ India<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">All inclusive Price<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">$ 426 \/ INR 23857<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Comments<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Featured today is a natural and treatment free hessonite garnet of 3.98 carats from Srilanka set in Sterling silver as a Rahu talisman ring. The cushion cut hessonite is a lovely deep burn orange cinnamon in color, doing full justice to its name. The gem has excellent clarity and fiery embers in its belly!Hessonite also known as <i>gomedh\/ gomedhaka<\/i> is the gemstone of the North node of the Moon or planet Rahu.<strong>Note:<\/strong> The above links generally exist on the website for a period of 40 days after which they are periodically deleted to make way for new gemstones and to enable faster browsing.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy it in Video:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/81691335\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00c2\u00a9 Gemstoneuniverse.com, All rights reserved.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\">http:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Gemstoneuniverse.com-The-Gold-Standard-in-Planetary-Gemology1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Gemstoneuniverse.com-The-Gold-Standard-in-Planetary-Gemology1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Gemstoneuniverse.com-The Gold Standard in Planetary Gemology\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Gemstoneuniverse-The Gold Standard in Planetary Gemology<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Will You Tell the Real Gem from the Fake? 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