Did you know that the largest gold nugget found in the U.S.A. was in California and it weighed 195 pounds?

Did you know that the largest Pearl ever found weighed 14 pounds?

Did you know that a Opal will cut glass just like a Diamond?

Did you know that a "carat" is the unit of weight for gemstones and one carat is 1/5 of a gram and that 28 grams equals one ounce?

Did you a rare one carat red Diamond (that would be about the size of the eraser of a pencil) sold at a auction for one million dollars?

Did you know that even though a Diamond is known to be the hardest material mineral known to man, if you hit it with a hammer you would crush it to a powder? This so called "hardness" relates to it's ability to scratch other materials. (PS) Never test a diamond by scratching a glass surface, it will damage the surface of the Diamond.

Did you know colored Diamonds are called "fancies" and are rare and those with pronounced colors are worth more than the finest white varieties?

Did you know that gold in it's pure form (24 carats) is so soft that it bends easily like lead metal and has to be mixed with other metals to make durable jewelry? That is why gold comes in 18 carat gold, 14 carat gold, 10 carat gold, 10 carat gold being the one with less gold in it.