Swarmings above The Garden of Adin

ANTWERP, July 05 (Reuters) – In the beginning of the evening and morning of the fourth day of this week Adin's observer yelled: “Behold! There is a swarming of living creatures across the expanse of the heavens above the Garden-of-Adin!” And Adin's helpmate brought it to man to see what he would call it. And the man called it “stickpin”, that was its name. And we saw all Adin found, and behold it was very good.

(We believe that any resemblance with similar situations in history is purely coincidental.)

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The Adin team
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Exotic beetle spotted in The Garden of Adin

ANTWERP, June 14 (Reuters) – Entomologists at Adin, Antwerp - Belgium, have spotted an exotic beetle in their garden. How or when the insect came there is unknown but “Our study convincingly shows that there is a link between the global warming and bejewelled insects hiding under leaves,” said Elkan Wijnberg, lead author and a researcher with Adin Antique Jewelry.

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A Little About AMBER

Here’s a question for your next trivia pursuit game – what materials used in jewellery have are made by living creatures? Perhaps after a bit of thinking someone will probably answer “pearls”. Of course that answer is correct; but pearls are not alone. There are a number of different corals used in jewellery; the gorgeous black coral of the South Pacific, Red coral known since ancient times & the exquisite crystal coral of Australia.

For a really good answer, few will think of, say Amber. Amber is the resin or pine sap of ancient plants. It is used in carvings, particularly by the Chinese, & is set in silver or occasionally gold rings, earrings, pendants & bracelets. Only a small amount of amber is considered good to excellent quality. Amber of variable colour is considered by some to be the most valuable. Some amber contains preserved insects – which apart from their scientific uses – (this blog is about jewellery, so do a ‘google’ yourself!!) can make an interesting & certainly conversation promoting addition to an item of jewellery.
Like many other gems today, amber can be heat treated to improve its colour & experiments have been done adding a little dye to its surface. Being of organic origin it is very important to avoid harsh chemicals if you are wearing amber jewellery. Ultrasonic cleaning etc is also a no-no with amber. If amber is not a ‘gemstone’ you’re aquainted with, now is the time for you to get to know it better. Amber comes in several shades from red/brown through to yellow & green & more. One very recent discovery of amber has been made in Australia. Not only is this the first time amber has been found here, but it is red in colour. We awaiting more details with batted breath. Meanwhile, check out the details of the examples above at http://www.thegemlovers.com/Gemstone_Jewellery.php click on the tigerseye, amber link.

A Little About AMBER

Here’s a question for your next trivia pursuit game – what materials used in jewellery have are made by living creatures? Perhaps after a bit of thinking someone will probably answer “pearls”. Of course that answer is correct; but pearls are not alone. There are a number of different corals used in jewellery; the gorgeous black coral of the South Pacific, Red coral known since ancient times & the exquisite crystal coral of Australia.

For a really good answer, few will think of, say Amber. Amber is the resin or pine sap of ancient plants. It is used in carvings, particularly by the Chinese, & is set in silver or occasionally gold rings, earrings, pendants & bracelets. Only a small amount of amber is considered good to excellent quality. Amber of variable colour is considered by some to be the most valuable. Some amber contains preserved insects – which apart from their scientific uses – (this blog is about jewellery, so do a ‘google’ yourself!!) can make an interesting & certainly conversation promoting addition to an item of jewellery.
Like many other gems today, amber can be heat treated to improve its colour & experiments have been done adding a little dye to its surface. Being of organic origin it is very important to avoid harsh chemicals if you are wearing amber jewellery. Ultrasonic cleaning etc is also a no-no with amber. If amber is not a ‘gemstone’ you’re aquainted with, now is the time for you to get to know it better. Amber comes in several shades from red/brown through to yellow & green & more. One very recent discovery of amber has been made in Australia. Not only is this the first time amber has been found here, but it is red in colour. We awaiting more details with batted breath. Meanwhile, check out the details of the examples above at http://www.thegemlovers.com/Gemstone_Jewellery.php click on the tigerseye, amber link.