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  2. Hierarchy of precious substances - Wikipedia

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    The measurement of sales of popular music starts high relative to the wedding anniversary scale, concentrating on gold and platinum (see gold album).Likewise, credit card companies usually have a "gold card" and a "platinum card" (many formerly had a "silver card" then followed by a "gold card", but due to similarity in appearance between silver and platinum these were often discontinued with ...

  3. Goldstone (glass) - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Peperoncino - Wikipedia

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    Peperoncino (Italian: [peperonˈtʃiːno]; pl.: peperoncini) is the generic Italian name for hot chili peppers, specifically some regional cultivars of the species Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens (chili pepper and Tabasco pepper, respectively). [1] The sweet pepper is called peperone (pl.: peperoni) in Italian. [2]

  5. Diamond (gemstone) - Wikipedia

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    A diamond with facets cut only a few degrees out of alignment can result in a poorly performing stone. For a round brilliant cut, there is a balance between "brilliance" and "fire". When a diamond is cut for too much "fire", it looks like a cubic zirconia, which gives off much more "fire" than real diamond. A well-executed round brilliant cut ...

  6. Rhinestone - Wikipedia

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    Historic rhinestone copy of the Florentine Diamond, made in 1865 in Paris by the L. Saemann company [1] Rhinestones on a tiara Rowenta enamel rhinestone compact. A rhinestone, paste or diamante is a diamond simulant originally made from rock crystal but since the 19th century from crystal glass or polymers such as acrylic.

  7. Herkimer diamond - Wikipedia

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    Because the first discovery sites were in the village of Middleville and in the city of Little Falls, respectively, the crystal is also known as a Middleville diamond or a Little Falls diamond. [ 3 ] Herkimer diamonds became widely recognized after workmen discovered them in large quantities while cutting into the Mohawk River Valley dolomite ...

  8. Carbuncle (gemstone) - Wikipedia

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    A polished almandine stone . Carbuncle (/ ˈ k ɑːr b ʌ ŋ k əl /) is another name for a deep red almandine gemstone that has been cut with a smooth, convex face in a method called cabochon. [1] Traditionally, the term referred to any red gemstone, most often a red garnet. [2] Carbuncles and their chimeras have spanned three millennia.

  9. Friggitello - Wikipedia

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    In the United States they may be called "pepperoncini"; [4] they are quite distinct from Italian peperoncini, which are hot Italian chili peppers. Friggitello is mild with a slight heat and a hint of bitterness, and is sometimes pickled and sold in jars. In Italy friggitello is most associated with the region of Tuscany. The Greek variety ...