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In the production of its jewelry, Pandora uses a lot of different stones: precious, semi-precious and very simple. Among them are natural and artificial.
The diamond is the most expensive stone and the only mineral that consists of one element — carbon. It is the hardest gem on the planet. All diamonds used in Pandora products are natural and shaped without human intervention.
Gems
The gemstones that Pandora uses in her jewelry are known for their beauty, rarity and durability. They are shaped naturally under the influence of heat and pressure, and then with great care and skill are processed by the company’s jewelers to give them a perfect appearance. Stones can be classified into different grades based on color and clarity. Most gemstones are minerals.
Imitation pearl
It was created with the direct intervention of man, but the way of its creation is exactly the same as that of the natural one. Natural pearls are very rare now, and their price is very high. The market share of artificial pearls in relation to natural is 95%. All pearls in Pandora jewelry are artificial. Its value depends on the color, size and shape (more round pearls are valued more).
artificial stones
These stones are createds man, not nature. Most of them have their natural counterparts and are so close to them that only an experienced jeweler’s eye can distinguish them. Of course, artificial stone does not carry that halo of romance that we attribute to natural stone, but it also has its advantages, such as a lower price and a more uniform color. The most commonly used stone in the production of Pandora jewelry is cubic zirconia or otherwise zirconium or cubic zirconia. Its natural counterpart is zircon. The stone was produced as an analogue of a diamond, it shimmers beautifully in the sun and sparkles. Zircon is produced in various colors and shades.
Below you can see the abbreviations that are assigned to a particular stone and their full names.
Gems and pearls:
AM — amethyst
AVG — green aventurine
AQ – aquamarine
BK /RC — rock crystal
BLA — blue lace agate
BRU — tourmaline quartz
BTP — blue topaz
CA – chalcedony
CH — chrysoprase
CI / CIG – citrine
D — diamond
GQ / GAM — green quartz
GR / GA – garnet
K / CAR – carnelian
L / LP – lapis lazuli
LQ — lemon quartz
MA / PY – pyrite
MAG – magnesite
MQ — milky quartz
MS — moonstone
MSG — gray moonstone
MSP — pink moonstone
O / ON — black onyx
PAM — light amethyst
PE — olivine
POP — pink opal
PSA — healing pink sapphire
RRQ — Restored Rose Quartz
SFO — snow obsidian
SPB / ME — black spinel
TPK — pink topaz
TPP — dark blue topaz
TQ — turquoise
WOP — white opal
GP — gray pearl
MP / MOP / MPW — mother-of-pearl
MPB — mother-of-pearl black pearl
P — white pearl
PNP / NP — regular pearls
Artificial stones:
ACZ — purple zirconium
CBK — black Murano glass
CCZ — golden zirconium
CFL — clear blue cubic zirconia
CFP — pure purple zirconium
CFR — pure red zirconium
CLB — Murano blue ice
CPE — purple murano
CPK — pink murano
CZ — zirconium
CZA – aqua zirconium
CZB — blue zirconium
CZK — black zirconium
CZLR — light red zirconium
CZN — dark green zirconium
CZR — red zirconium
CZS — pure red zirconium
CZY — yellow zirconium
EN — enamel
FCZ — pure golden zirconium
GCZ — green zirconium
HES — artificial hematite
LCZ — lavender zirconium
MCZ — aquamarine zirconia
NBC — navy blue crystal
NCB — blue crystal
NCK — black crystal
NCY — gray crystal
NGC — green crystal
NOP — opal crystal
NSB — blue topaz
NTQ — turquoise crystal
NWC — opaque white crystal
PCZ — pink zirconium
SAM — artificial amethyst
SBQ — artificial blue quartz
SGQ — artificial green quartz
SLP — artificial pink sapphire
SGR — golden red artificial ruby
SRU is artificial ruby
SSG — green artificial spinel
SSL — blue artificial spinel
SST — turquoise artificial spinel
On the American site, you can search for jewelry by stones — enter the abbreviation of the stone you like, and you will see all the jewelry in which it is present. This makes it very easy to find if you need a certain color of the stone in the charm. For some reason, this search does not work on the Ukrainian version of the site.
The stones in the products may differ in shades — somewhere brighter, somewhere calmer — this is within the acceptable range.
After watching this video, you will understand why muranos are different from each other. Faceted muranos are also cut by hand — each of them consists of 7 rows of facets, and there are more than 70 facets in total. Therefore, they can also vary slightly in size relative to each other.
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