Jewelry and Gemstone Glossary of Terms

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Waxy	This is a term used to describe the luster of gem. Some gems that exhibit a waxy luster are: carnelian, chalcedony, turquoise.
White Gold	An alloy of gold made with nickel. Sometimes the jeweler also mixes palladium or zinc in the alloy. White gold has a brighter and whiter color than silver due to the nickel content.
Widmanstatten lines	Etching slices of meteorites with nitric acid allow patterns known as "Widmanstatten lines" to be more visible. These lines and patterns are the result of the meteorite cooling in outer space over billions of years.
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