The earliest known lapidary work was Stone Age. The early Egyptians developed techniques for cutting and polishing stones as hard as quartz, such as amethyst.
A lapidary is an artist or artisan who forms stone, minerals, or gemstones into decorative items such as cabochons, engraved gems, including cameos, and faceted designs. The primary techniques employed are cutting, grinding, and polishing....
Saturday, 29 November 2014
The Make Over - Stone Cutting & Polishing
Where did gem cutting get its start? In prehistoric times 70,000 BCE man banged and hammered away with his tools of stone, rubbing one stone against another, polishing the stone by using sand, also man chiseled and carved out symbols and primitive writings on hard rock and cave walls. In...
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
About Us
About Us
Pink City Pebbles deals with Semi-precious Gemstones cutting and polishing. It is the source of every attractive ornaments we adore. From 'Raw' Stones to a well Designed or Fine Cut/polished Stone, Pink City Pebbles does it all. Our products are not only available across India but also outside India to various other countries.
Pink City Pebbles have a long tradition of providing...
Gem Value
There is no universally accepted grading system for gemstones. Diamonds are graded using a system developed by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in the early 1950s. Historically, all gemstones were graded using the naked eye. The GIA system included a major innovation: the introduction...
Monday, 24 November 2014
Stone Classification
The traditional classification in the West, which goes back to the Ancient Greeks, begins with a distinction between precious and semi-precious; similar distinctions are made in other cultures. In modern usage the precious stones are diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald, with all other gemstones...
Sunday, 23 November 2014
Semi Precious Stones - Significance
In today's ornament industry we use heaps of beautiful natural semi precious stones. Many of the stones are said to have exquisite properties which brings positive energy to our life. Here are a few which we are using at the moment -
Chrysoprase - Boosts creativity and brings...