| When speaking about the selection of jewelry with a gem there are a number of questions to define your choice. First of all, you have to decide on the color. Gem colors are diverse, so you'll definitely find the one that you're interested in. You need to take into consideration that gems of the same color commonly differ in hardness, clarity and, what is also significant, price.
People who prefer green gemstones generally show their preference to emerald or tsavorite. Emerald has a saturated green color, but the clarity of the gem isn't pronounced. Tsavorite also has saturated color, and is known for its brilliance and clarity, but the cost of the gemstone is really high. Chrome diopside was discovered in Russia in 1988 and now it's an excellent substitute to the above-mentioned stones, because it represents a rich green gem at an affordable price. Though its name sounds more like chemical compound, than a gem, chrome diopside is known for its luminous green color and perfect clarity.
There are some issues that you need to take into consideration about chrome diopside. Firstly, gems of big size are commonly with dark tone, in such a way they have to be thoroughly cut to make the angles shallow to underline brilliance and clarity. But gemstones of 2 carats and smaller has an exceptionally vivid and fresh color. Another particular feature of chrome diopside as compared to emerald and tsavorite is its softness. The gemstone commonly has 5.5 to 6.5 at Mohs scale of hardness. But you need to realize that Mohs scale does not measure tensile strength and resistance to fracture. It just signifies that chrome diopside is sometimes soft to scratch. So note that chrome diopside jewelry has to be kept carefully in order to avoid being scratched by other stones. That's also the reason why chrome diopside gemstones aren't suitable for rings. Meanwhile, they are ideal for pendants and earrings and look just amazing in gold.
In such a way, in case you are looking for a green gemstone consider the purchase of chrome diopside and you'll never regret your choice. |
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