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Abalone pearl: Pearls formed inside an abalone shell

Albite moonstone: Albite with a bluish tint

Amber: Petrochemical natural plant resin

Arabesque: A complex interwoven pattern formed in Islamic art

Australian jade: Chalcedony produced in Australia

Aztec jewelry: Jewelry made by the Aztec Indians from 1325 to 1520 AD

Ballerine ring: A ring set with the ballet skirt inlay method

Ballerine setting: A setting method of the ring

Baltic amber: Amber produced in the Baltic Sea coastal countries

Barbaric jewelry: Jewelry made on the European continent between 410 AD and 870 AD

Bastard amber: Amber containing a large number of small bubbles and turbidity

Bead necklace: A necklace made by stringing beads together with metal wires or other threads

Birthstone: Gemstones related to the date of birth selected due to customs, religious traditions beliefs, etc.

Biwa pearl: Pearls produced in Biwa Lake in Japan

Buried jade: Nephrite buried underground or in tombs in China since the Neolithic Age

Byzantine jewelry: Jewelry made during the Byzantine period

Chameleonite: Tourmaline that shows color changes under different lighting conditions

Chatoyant stone: Gemstones with chatoyancy

Colored gold: Alloys of different colors

Conch pearl: Pearls formed inside the conch

Corundum: Aluminum oxide minerals

Cultured nucleated pearl: Cultured pearls formed by implanting a pearl nucleus

Distorted crystal: A crystal whose shape deviates from the ideal crystal form

Dust pearl: Pearls smaller than 2mm

Edwardian jewelry: Jewelry made and popular in Britain during the reign of Edward VII

Egyptian turquoise: Turquoise produced in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt

Electrum: A natural alloy of gold and silver, with a light yellow color

Free pearl: Pearls that are produced within pearl-forming mollusks but not attached to shells

Glass jewelry: Jewelry made of glass

Glass-based imitation pearl: Fake pearls made of glass beads

Half pearl: Half-round pearl

Half-hoop bracelet: A quarter or one-third decorated bracelet

Harlequin opal: Opal with color-changing characteristics

Hetian jade: Nephrite produced in Hotan, Xinjiang, China

Hololith bangle: A bangle crafted from a gemstone

Hololith ring: A ring crafted from a gemstone

Iceland spar: Colorless, transparent, and pure calcite

Jasper opal: Ordinary opal in red, reddish-brown or yellowish-brown

Jasper: Chalcedony with impure and opaque composition

Maori stone: Also known as Maori jade, nephrite produced in New Zealand

Master stones: A set of diamond standard samples for diamond color grading

Matrix opal: Opal containing gangue stones

Memorial jewelry: Jewelry worn during a funeral to mourn the deceased

Memorial ring: A ring worn during a funeral to mourn the deceased

Mexican jade: Jade produced in Central America

Mexican silver: A kind of silver alloy, usually containing 95% silver and 5% copper

Milk opal: Milky white opal

Mother-of-pearl: The nacre layer on the inner wall of the shells of certain mollusks (such as oysters, freshwater mussels, and abalones)

Mutton fat jade: The nephrite that is as white as sheep fat and mainly produced in the Kunlun Mountain area of Xinjiang, China

Mycenaean jewelry: The product of Mycenaean culture between 1600 BC and 1100 BC

Nose stud: Accessories worn on one side of the nose

Oolitic opal: Opal with circular color-changing areas

Parti-colored tourmaline: Tourmaline with two or more colors

Passau pearl: Freshwater pearls produced in central Europe

Paste jewelry: Jewelry inlaid with glass gemstones

Pendant: The accessory hanging on the necklace

Persian turquoise: Turquoise produced in the Nishpur District of Iran

Pink opal: Ordinary opal produced in Peru and Mexico

Plasma: Chalcedony, mainly dark green

Platinum alloy: An alloy composed of platinum and other metals

Porcelain jewelry: Jewelry made or decorated with ceramics

Precious opal: Opal showing the color-changing effect

Reconstructed stone: Large pieces of artificial gemstone made from natural gemstone through methods such as melting, bonding, or fusion

Sardonyx: Agate with alternating white and brownish-red

Scallop pearl: A non-nacre-ous pearl that grows inside sea scallops

Semi-precious stone: Low-priced gemstones such as tourmaline and garnet

Shell-based imitation pearl: Fake pearls made of shell powder

Silver alloy: An alloy mainly composed of silver and copper

Silver-palladium jewelry: An alloy jewelry first launched in Hong Kong in 1988

Solid opal: Opal that contains no gangue

Synthetic stone: Gemstones that are wholly or partially produced by artificial methods

Tahitian black pearl: Black pearls are mainly produced in Tahiti and Cook Island of the Polynesian Islands

Tombac: An alloy of copper and zinc

Tourmaline: A borosilicate mineral with an extremely complex composition

White gold: An alloy of gold, copper and zinc

White opal: Opals in light or white tones