Cubic zirconia Princess cut

From Wikipedia,

Cubic zirconia (or CZ) is the cubic crystalline form of zirconium dioxide (ZrO₂). The synthesized material is hard, optically flawless and usually colorless, but may be made in a variety of different colors. It should not be confused with zircon, which is a zirconium silicate (ZrSiO₄). It is sometimes erroneously called “cubic zirconium”.

Because of its low cost, durability, and close visual likeness to diamond, synthetic cubic zirconia has remained the most gemologically and economically important competitor for diamonds since 1976. It is sometimes marketed under the brand name “Diamonique“. Its main competition as a synthetic gemstone is the more recently cultivated material, synthetic moissanite.

Princess cut

The Princess cut is the second most popular cut shape for diamonds, next to a round brilliant.^{[citation needed]} The face-up shape of the princess cut is square or rectangular and the profile or side-on shape is similar to that of an inverted pyramid with four beveled sides. The princess cut is a relatively new diamond cut, having been created in the 1960s.

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药师琉璃

About twenty years ago (1990 ) when Rinpoche came to my house, he saw this ring on my shrine he was amazed and fascinated by this ring he told me that this ring is a symbols of Medicine Buddha take good care and don’t loose it…

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Bloodstone Ring 血石

In the Leyden papyrus the bloodstone is praised as an amulet in the following extravagant terms:

The world has no greater thing;  if any one have this with him he will be given whatever he asks for;  it also assuages the wrath of kings and despots, and whatever the wearer says will be believed. Whoever bears this stone, which is a gem, and pronounces the name engraved upon it, will find all doors open, while bonds and stone walls will be rent asunder.

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Eye Agate Ring

Agate is said to have mystical powers to guard one against danger, to cure insomnia, to ensure pleasant dreams.

There is a saying:

Who comes with summer to this earth,

And owes to June her hour of birth,

With ring of agate on her hand,

Can health, long life, and wealth command.

 

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Petrified wood ring 木化石

From Wikipedia,

Petrified wood (from the Greek root petro meaning “rock” or “stone”; literally “wood turned into stone”) is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. It is the result of a tree having turned completely into stone by the process of permineralization. All the organic materials have been replaced with minerals (most often a silicate, such as quartz), while retaining the original structure of the wood. Unlike other types of fossils which are typically impressions or compressions, petrified wood is a three dimensional representation of the original organic material. The petrifaction process occurs underground, when wood becomes buried under sediment and is initially preserved due to a lack of oxygen which inhibits aerobic decomposition. Mineral-laden water flowing through the sediment deposits minerals in the plant’s cells and as the plant’s lignin and cellulose decay, a stone mould forms in its place.

In general, wood takes fewer than 100 years to petrify. The organic matter needs to become petrified before it decomposes completely.^[1] A forest where the wood has petrified becomes known as a petrified forest.

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Opal sets with diamonds and 22K Gold

I have been eyeing this Opal ring for quite some time when i noticed my friend Mr: Ta Du Du ( 大都督 ） occasionally wears it. Eventually, i got it through the exchange of other ring of mine。

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