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A bracelet is worn around the wrist
The origin of the term 'bracelet' is from the Latin 'brachile' meaning 'of the arm', and in the Old French 'barcel'. A bracelet is worn around the wrist. It is one the jewellery item which is popular both in male and female. Bracelets are also used for medical and identification purposes.Allergy bracelets are used for hospital patient-identification tags. Bracelets can be manufactured from leather, cloth, hemp, plastic, metal, rocks, wood, and/or shells. Other material are used to manufacture bracelets are gold, silver, lak, platinum, white gold and using diamonds. Find cuff, link and charm bracelets, each one more unique than the next, and read about the talented artists that make them.
Diamonds were believed to hold medicinal value
Diamonds were believed to hold medicinal value during the Dark Ages. Square cut diamonds add a modern touch to bands, pendants and drop earrings as well. There were instructions that those suffering illnesses or having wounds should hold a diamond in the hand. And then make a sign of the cross for healing. Some even believed that ingesting diamonds could assist in recovery and even a cure from various illnesses.Brilliant square princess cut diamonds in engagement rings and diamond stud earrings are de-rigueur. As time progressed into the Middle Ages, diamonds were more often viewed as items of value rather than items of mystical healing powers. Square cut diamonds add a modern touch to bands, pendants and drop earrings as well. As a result of the growing demand and value of diamonds, mine owners began spreading rumors that diamonds were poisonous if swallowed.
Popularity of the Indian Silver Jewellery
It might surprise people to find out that the Elements Class contains minerals that are composed of more than one element. Popularity of the Indian Silver Jewellery is associated with the elegance and versatility of it. The most difficult to classify are the metal/non-metal mineral combinations.Elements, by the chemical definition are composed of all the same atoms; whereas substances composed of two or more elements are compounds. These minerals, which combine metals such as iron with the very non-metallic elements of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous and silicon, are quite unique and quite rare. But the sulfides class is by convention limited to sulfur and semi-metal combinations as discussed above. They are not too different from sulfides which typically combine metals with sulfur.
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