If you just received a piece of jewelry from an inheritance or as a gift, or you just bought a piece on your own, you probably want to know more about jewelry in general. Beginning to seek out information about jewelry can be difficult. This article outlines many useful hints you can use to be more educated about jewelry.

You should always store your jewelry very carefully. It is best to use holders, compartments, boxes, and hooks so that everything is kept separate. Tossing all of your jewelry into the same box is a bad plan. Heavy pieces should not be placed in the same compartment with fragile pieces.

Identify the kind of stone in every piece you consider. Gems can be natural, imitation or synthetic. Synthetic and natural are real stones, while the imitation ones are plastic that is colored. The only difference between natural and imitation gemstones is …