Facts You Need to Know about Jewelry

Adorning beautiful ornaments have been a custom among women since ancient times. Earlier they would use stones and leaves and flowers. With the discovery of metals, ladies started using them as ornaments. Today, metals like gold and silver are primary elements used for the making of jewelry. With innovations jewelry makers are using wood, beads and crystals for crafting outstanding jewelry. If you are too fond of ornaments you may as well like going through the following facts:

The oldest jewelry of the world is 100000 years old and is made from Nassarius shells.
Several cultures consider jewelry as an element to keep away evil.
Did you know insects have been mostly used to adorn as jewelry? In Egypt, Mexico and Britain, insects have ruled the jewelry boxes of ladies.
24 carat is considered the purest form of gold where the percentage of the metal stands at 99.9%. This gold form is mainly used across Asia.
India has been the first country where diamonds were mined.
Engagement rings have their origin way back in 1477 and were popularized during the marriage of Maximilian and Mary.
Did you know amber can be as matured as 120 years?
Amethyst is a certain quartz variety.