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SECTION THE HERALD Wednesday November IK Page Better Business Bureaus advice Jewelry or Know terms before buying Herald Spedal An advert Is em reads A genuine diamond In a stunn ing fashion gold necklace setting Only Guar anteed False advertising Not at all Paul Tin president of the Better Business Bureau of Metro politan Toronto The mood and gold are real The disappointment after delivery stems from ifiology a Is the size of a pin- head or of a carat The gold is 10 karat elec troplated on base metal When it comes to buying gold diamonds gemston- and other Jewelry through the mails the old warning let the buyer beware applies It Is best advises Mr Tuz to inspect any Jewelry before buying it If you do order by mail moke sure seller has a refund policy And If you are still doubt ful about a companys reputation check it with the Better Business Bureau Carat Is a base unit of weight used for diamonds and such as emeralds rubies sapphir es One carat weighs It takes 143 to equal one ounce A carat also has 1 points Therefore equals carats Carats are noted by decimals not fractions Example lUOthaofacarat Karat spelled with a knotc base unit of pure gold Example karat gold is pure gold Lower karat designations Indicate less gold and more base metal content If the unit is 13 karat gold it is half gold and half base metal If Ihe unit Is 10 karats gold it Is 10 parts gold end 14 parts base metal and is the lowest quality gold that may be legally offered for sale In this country and still be called gold Solid gold Is not necessarily pure or karatgald It simply Is not hollow In fact solid gold Cfraosaft is often IB karat gold When buying gold Jewelry be aura to examine it for karat de signations which must be stamped on many items Mr Tux says that much costume Jewelry is made of a base metal that has been either electroplated gold plated or gold filled These terms describe different processes for placing a thin layer of gold over the base metal and Gem The cost of diamonds is determined by the gems individual qualities and usually current market conditi ons The qualities include color or the absence of color clarity cut and carat Rarity durability portability and fashioo also affect value Pearls are graded by luster absence of blemish es color size and shape The shapes are round or perfectly spherical irre gular baroque pear drop button and half round The larger the pearl the more rare There are two kinds of pearls natural oriental and cultured Both kinds are formed by oysters cultured pearb however are scientifically controll ed in oysters hence cultured Imitation pearls are roanmade by Amethyst is a form of quart It Is expensive but durable It must be kept from heat Cameos are generally made from sub stance composed of two or more different layers that ha ve been carved so colors of the layers contrast The most expensive are carved from banded chalcedony Jade Is available In many colors not Just green Two minerals can be called Jade nephrite Lapis Is light weight and characterised by veins spots and other markings Opals are soil difled silica Jelly Rhine stones originally were worn pebbles found In the Rhine River The term now Is used to des cribe glass stones that have been molded or hand cut A synthetic gem has the same chemical composi tion as the real thing but It is made In a laboratory These gems are excell ent and cost less than the real ones While Imitation gems approximate Ihe physical appearance of natural ones Mr they have different compo sitions usually glass diamonds for cubic on la have many quail ties of real diamonds LOW MONTHLY RES TESTWG unvfit CARPENTRY Specializing m RENOVATIONS Experts in Kitchen a Rmt 8785104 This luxurious fourbedroom noma design bear strong resemblance to the country manor homes of rural England with stucco and barga board trim heavy windows and abundant us of brick veneer Is wall tutted to frontage residential building lot and con- Ulna almost square of finished floor area on two avals A 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