Jewelers Andover

• Shawsheen Village (1.64 km)
• West Andover (1.77 km)
• Shawsheen Heights (2.64 km)
• North Andover Center (3.45 km)
• Marble Ridge Station (3.95 km)
• Mount Vernon Park (4.02 km)
• West Parish (4.11 km)
• Ballardvale (4.18 km)
• Stevens Crossing (4.34 km)
• South Lawrence (4.38 km)
• Lowell Junction (5.34 km)

Physical Properties of Gemstone Material
An understanding of the optical and physical properties of the material is a prerequisite to knowing the best ways of

Jade
Jade is a gemstone with two incarnations - one abundant, the other a rare precious gem. Yet both jadeite and nephrite

Spodumene
Spodumene is a fairly recent discovery in gemstone terms and in part still remains a collector's stone. But don't let

Boulder Opal
Boulder opal is precious opal that has a sandstone or ironstone base.

Hematite
The metallic silver-grey crystal surfaces of specular hematite are so highly reflective that they were used in the past

Buying Gemstones
Recent advances in gem treatments and synthetic stones have made buying gemstones much more of a challenge. As a

Hiddenite
This is the raw gemstone variety of spodumene. It was discovered e the United States in 1879 by AE Ridden, hence its