Glossary
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| Parure | A matching suite of jewellery. |
| Paste | An imitation stone made of glass. |
| Pave | Stones, useally diamonds, set in close formation to produce a paved effect. |
| Platey | A layered structure. The nacre on pearls is deposited in platey layers, the edges of which defract the light. |
| Pavilion | The lower part of a cut gemstone, below the girdle. |
| Point | A hundredth part of a carat. |
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| Refraction | The deflection of light rays by liquids and transparent solid substances. Refractive index is the measure of the degree to which a gemstone deflects light rays, which has a bearing on the stone's fire. |
| Rhinestone | Originally stones cut from rock crystals found in the Rhine Valley. Latterly a term used to describe paste stones. |
| Rifining | The proces of removing impurities from a precious metal. Gold is refined until it is 99.99 per cent pure before being alloyed to produce the carat golds. |
| Rivere | A gem-set necklace in which graduated stones are set in separate collets. |
| Rolled gold | A gold simulant produced by bonding a slab of gold to a slab of copper or sometimes silver. The resulting bimetallic block is subsequently rolled down to produce sheet metal with a gold surface. |
| Rose cut | A type of cut used in the past for diamonds and still used for garnets intended for setting in traditionally designed jewellery. The stone is in the form of a shallow cone round which varying numbers of facets have been cut. |
Samson Jewellery
Room 1013A-1015, Level 10, Landmark
North, 39 Lung Sum Avenue, Sheung Shui, Hong Kong
Tel: 852-27284562 - Fax: 852-27250911