To reduce the risk of breakage, jewelers prefer to set valuable kunzite gems in protective mountings or use them in pieces that aren’t exposed to too much wear, like pendants and pins. Kunzite rates 6 ...
Jewelers prefer to set valuable topaz gems in protective mountings. Or they use topaz in pieces that aren’t exposed to too much wear, like pendants and pins. Topaz rates 8 on the Mohs hardness scale.