Gold Stones Beads
Gold
Stone beads are artificial man made beads which have excellent
sparkles in bright light. Due to the presence of such light sparkle,
these beads are exceptionally good during the day time. In the
sunlight, the beads sparks excellently and adorn the jewelries. The
most common color of these beads is brown. Two other colors in which
these beads are also available are blue and green. In different
jewelry items including rings, bracelets, pendants, necklaces etc,
these beads are frequently used.Gold Stones
Hardness: 2.5 to 3.0
Specific Gravity: More than 19.3
Color: Principal color is glimming golden yellow
The precious gold metal is being extracted form these gold stones. The color of these gemstones varies from bluish, pinkish, greenish and even whitish and all depend upon the amount and quantity of impurities present in them. These stones are available either in the form of rutilated quartz or tourmalinated quartz. These stones have metallic luster, but they are opaque. The crystals of gold stones are usually found in isometric form. No cleavage is found on the surface of these stones.
As, the specific gravity of these stones is very high, therefore these stones are extremely hard. Other characteristics of these stones are: they are ductile, sectile and malleable. They are mainly occurred in South Africa, Canada, Former U.S.S.R, U.S., Australia and some African countries.
