Ultrasonic Jewelry Cleaners Not For Emeralds
The high popularity of emerald rings has not managed to increase the general awareness of the gemstone. It is important to understand the gemstone in your emerald ring, this will give you more and longer lasting satisfaction. Ultrasonic jewelry cleaners use the concept of high frequency ultrasonic waves to clean gems and jewelry. It is very important to know that emerald rings and emerald gems CANNOT be cleaned in an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner. The easy availability of ultrasonic jewelry cleaners has made it popular even among casual gem and jewelry lovers. This might seem quite normal but, lack of sufficient knowledge related to such cleaners and gemstones can do more damage than good. We have had two cases in the recent months when a jewelry lover had some expensive emerald jewelry destroyed in an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner. One of these cases was related to the lack of knowledge on the part of the jeweler, it is sad but true. The second emerald gemstone damage was caused by an ultrasonic cleaner that was 'gifted' to a girl by her boyfriend. The underlying cause of damage in both the cases was the same, we will discuss details in this report.
There are two important features of emerald gems that makes them unsuitable for ultrasonic jewelry cleaners. It is well known that natural emeralds have natural inclusions and cracks. Do not be under the impression that the gem in an expensive emerald ring would not have these natural properties. It is the nature of emeralds and cannot be changed based on the price that you pay for the gem stone or jewel. The second feature that is once again common to almost every emerald gem stone is the oil treatment applied to the stone. Man realized many centuries ago that, treating an emerald with natural oils increased the transparency and lustre of the gemstone. What actually happens is that, the oils seep into the cracks and fissures and 'soften' their appearance. This enhances the overall beauty of the gemstone. It is safe to presume that the gem in your emerald ring has also been treated with oils.
Now let us understand how the issues related to fissures in emeralds and the oil treatment, makes them unsuitable to be cleaned in ultrasonic cleaners. When you drop a gemstone or jewel in an ultrasonic cleaner and turn the device on, high frequency ultrasonic waves are generated. This loosens the dirt, dust and grime that could be stuck to the gemstone or the metal. The stone or jewel obviously comes out cleaner and brighter. It is the way in which ultrasonic cleaners work that makes them dangerous for emeralds.
If you drop an emerald gem stone or jewel in an ultrasonic cleaner, the ultrasonic waves work their way into the cracks of the gemstone. This can cause the cracks to expand, breakage of the stone is highly possible. In a similar way, the waves generated by the ultrasonic cleaner can push the oils used to fill the cracks of the emerald, the oils would ooze out. Remember that a substantial part of the beauty of the emerald is brought about by the oil treatment. When the oils ooze out of the emerald they also rob the gemstone of it's beauty.
It is presumed that your jeweler would be aware of the negative effect that an ultrasonic cleaner could have on your emeralds. However it might be a good idea to ensure that you work with a reputed jeweler who has more than profit margins on his mind. It is also not advisable to use ultrasonic jewelry cleaners at home. Other gemstones besides emeralds could also be damaged when cleaned in an ultrasonic cleaner.
Do contact our support team at sales@kaisilver.com if you have any queries or requirements related to gemstones or jewelry. You need not make any purchase from us to take advantage of our expertise.
There are two important features of emerald gems that makes them unsuitable for ultrasonic jewelry cleaners. It is well known that natural emeralds have natural inclusions and cracks. Do not be under the impression that the gem in an expensive emerald ring would not have these natural properties. It is the nature of emeralds and cannot be changed based on the price that you pay for the gem stone or jewel. The second feature that is once again common to almost every emerald gem stone is the oil treatment applied to the stone. Man realized many centuries ago that, treating an emerald with natural oils increased the transparency and lustre of the gemstone. What actually happens is that, the oils seep into the cracks and fissures and 'soften' their appearance. This enhances the overall beauty of the gemstone. It is safe to presume that the gem in your emerald ring has also been treated with oils.
Now let us understand how the issues related to fissures in emeralds and the oil treatment, makes them unsuitable to be cleaned in ultrasonic cleaners. When you drop a gemstone or jewel in an ultrasonic cleaner and turn the device on, high frequency ultrasonic waves are generated. This loosens the dirt, dust and grime that could be stuck to the gemstone or the metal. The stone or jewel obviously comes out cleaner and brighter. It is the way in which ultrasonic cleaners work that makes them dangerous for emeralds.
If you drop an emerald gem stone or jewel in an ultrasonic cleaner, the ultrasonic waves work their way into the cracks of the gemstone. This can cause the cracks to expand, breakage of the stone is highly possible. In a similar way, the waves generated by the ultrasonic cleaner can push the oils used to fill the cracks of the emerald, the oils would ooze out. Remember that a substantial part of the beauty of the emerald is brought about by the oil treatment. When the oils ooze out of the emerald they also rob the gemstone of it's beauty.
It is presumed that your jeweler would be aware of the negative effect that an ultrasonic cleaner could have on your emeralds. However it might be a good idea to ensure that you work with a reputed jeweler who has more than profit margins on his mind. It is also not advisable to use ultrasonic jewelry cleaners at home. Other gemstones besides emeralds could also be damaged when cleaned in an ultrasonic cleaner.
Do contact our support team at sales@kaisilver.com if you have any queries or requirements related to gemstones or jewelry. You need not make any purchase from us to take advantage of our expertise.
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