May 7, 2008

Various Unique Engagement Rings

by Fatimah Hughes

What are unique engagement rings? Unique by design means there are no other same ones in the world. Furthermore, you are the one that makes it unique, by choosing the precious metals and gemstones that they together will make up your own unique engagement rings.

What Are Unique Diamond Engagement Rings?

Diamonds were a woman's best friend even as far back as the days of Cleopatra. The sparkle and beauty of this gem have made it one of the most popular components when constructing an unique engagement rings. With a hardness of 10 on the Mohl scale, it is the hardest gemstone found on our planet. Because a diamond is considered a traditional choice for an engagement ring, using unique engagement rings setting for a diamond will make it stand out among other rings.

Unique Ruby Engagement Ring

By choosing a ruby you will have an unusual engagement ring because rubies are not traditionally chosen as engagement ring gemstones. However the ruby is the most often mentioned precious or semi-precious gemstone in the English translation of the Bible. It is considered as one of four precious stones along with the diamond, emerald, and sapphire. The quality of the ruby's color determines the price of the rubies that you intend to use in your unique engagement rings. The red being the highest quality rubies and it is called Pigeon Blood Red. The rubies which contain this high quality shade command a high price.

Unique Sapphire Engagement Ring

The sapphire is another choice of unusual engagement ring. This gemstone is as hard as a ruby, with a 9 on the Mohs scale. It is being used in many applications other than jewelry including industrial uses like infrared optical components, watch crystals, and semi-conductor wafers.

Sapphires can be found across a full range of colors, including colorless, white, or black though blue is considered to be the normal color for sapphires. Clear sapphires original color when they come out of the ground is grey or brown but become clear when they are heated.

Unique Emerald Engagement Ring

The emerald is the birthstone for the month of May, so it is a perfect choice for unique engagement rings for a May bride or May wedding. A hardness on the Mohs for Emeralds scale is 7.5 have; their brittleness is classified as generally poor. Emeralds come in many color of green and blue-green. Emeralds has a large spectrum of clarity, from crystal clear to nearly opaque, dependent on the inclusions and fractures in the crystal.

Now you have a better idea of all the gemstones you can choose for your unique engagement rings so that you are making the right choice.

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