Silver Gem Stone Jewelry, Gem stones are extensively used to enhance the look of silver jewelry and make them more fashionable as well as presentable to the buyers. There are various kinds of gemstones that beautify silver jewelry. The qualities sought in gems are beauty, rarity, and durability. The beauty of a gem depends primarily on its optical properties, which impart its luster, fire, and color; the durability depends on hardness and resistance to cleavage or fracture.

Precious & Semi precious Gemstones
The precious stones are diamond and some forms of corundum such as ruby , sapphire , Oriental emerald, Oriental topaz, Oriental amethyst etc., and emerald . The chief semiprecious stones are aquamarine, amethyst, topaz, garnet, tourmaline, spinel, peridot, chrysobery, quartz, opal, turquois, moonstone and jade. The organic gems are pearl, ambe, coral and jet; of these, pearl is usually counted as a precious stone.