In the mines, all operations rely on manual operations, and the production volume is far less than that of mechanization. However, a few lucky miners will improve their lives through their efforts.
Such independent mines are located around the world, and they also provide the jewelry market with a large number of colored gemstones, including emeralds.
Emeralds discovered after a day of hard work can bring peace of mind to independent mine owners and their families and the motivation to continue looking for emeralds.
Many independent miners sell their harvested emeralds to larger miners or to local jewelry brokers, who take the gems to market and sell them for a commission.
Now, Han Peacock has no labor-saving way to screen emeralds. He can only rely on the most primitive methods, which include manual hand washing, separation and selection of gemstones.
Fortunately, the mine is very easy to dig and transport. Most importantly, there is no pressure on production, so a few people started the basic mining work step by step.
After a week of mining, the mine was already very deep. At this time, Han Kongque and the others no longer dared to use explosives casually, as they were afraid of landslides.
However, now there is enough ore for them to sort, and they need to select all the emeralds from these ores.
After selecting the emerald stones, the rest of the work begins with identifying the quality. The first thing Han Kongque did was to classify the rough emerald stones according to grades. After the rough stones were trimmed, the emeralds were classified according to size, shape, color and clarity grade.
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Some mines, by this time, have most of their customers being gem cutters, who have a variety of size and quality requirements, and the mines will carefully sort the gemstones to meet the individual needs of their customers.
Fine classification of raw stones can bring higher market prices, allowing the mine to make more money, and Han Kongque does not have professional cutters here. Naturally, he and Jin Yao will work together.
At this time, Han Peacock began to feel lucky. Fortunately, Jin Yao and Mu Ling had learned jewelry design. Otherwise, no one would be able to help.
The final process is fine picking and cleaning. In this step, the emerald rough stone is removed from excess impurities and flaws.
After the rough emeralds have been carefully graded, Han Kongque and Jin Yao, as cutters, can more easily select them. They need a range of gem size and quality, and it is easier to count the quality of the gems.
It is superior to the need to identify the quality of gemstones. Therefore, even small rough stones must still be carefully classified and summarized according to shape and quality grade according to the requirements.
The classified emerald rough stones are ready to be finally cut into perfect gemstones, and finally go through a series of processes to make jewelry and calculate the price.
Now Han Kongque just wants to count the emerald output in these seven days and determine its quality. Calculate the price of this batch of emeralds in order to determine the value of this emerald deposit.
Therefore, Han Peacock, Jin Yao and Earth Spirit are the busiest these days. Han Peacock only needs to cut and polish gems, but Jin Yao cannot do that. He also needs to manually dig the mine and continue to dig deeper. Of course, Earth Spirit is also indispensable.
Do this kind of work, and do it around the clock.
There is only a 20-centimeter gap in the mine. The golden demon needs to dig tens of meters forward without touching the zha medicine, because after reaching a few dozen meters, he will be able to find a cave that can barely pass through for a person.
And it’s not over yet. After going a hundred meters deep, you can find a cave that allows people to walk upright. If you continue to go deeper than three hundred meters, you can find a group of caves. Although the passage is still not spacious, it can already allow many people to walk.
People have entered.
With Han Kongque's ability, he could only sense such a deep distance, so even further, Han Kongque didn't know what was going on, so he pinned his hopes on the golden demon and the earth spirit.
If it can go 400 meters underground, the Korean Peacock's perception can continue to extend downward for 400 meters. If there are caves accessible downward, then the Korean Peacock's detection range will be wider.
If it weren't for this reason, Han Peacock would never waste time and effort digging the mine here himself.
Only two people, Jin Yao and Tu Ling, can dig the mine, while Han Peacock, who has nothing to do, can only identify the mined emeralds.
After the mined emeralds are sorted, the rough stones must be inspected and the cutting shape and direction must be determined to ensure that the maximum weight of the stones is retained. It must also be decided which cutting method will be used to retain the maximum weight of the stones.
In the cutting process, Han Peacock decides where to start cutting, and then lets Jin Yao do it. After that, the next key step is to polish the rough stone to its original shape, which is called pre-forming. This stage determines the positioning, shape and weight of the gemstone.
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After pre-forming, there is cutting and faceting. This stage determines the brilliance and polishing quality of the gemstone, as well as releasing the potential charm of the emerald. This part of the work is usually completed by Han Peacock himself.
Korean Peacock will create the best light refraction angle of the gemstone, so that the light can be refracted to the maximum extent and avoid light leakage windows.
During this process, Han Peacock needs to constantly check every section to ensure that the angle and symmetry after polishing are absolutely accurate.
The final polish will create a brilliance and sparkle that is visually appealing to buyers.
Cutting emeralds is a technical job. The larger the emerald, the higher the selling price will be. This depends on market demand.
Emeralds come in a wide range of sizes, but the stones are often cut precisely into sizes typical of the industry, rather than shapes of maximum weight, which results in a higher price per carat.
In the offices of all cutters and wholesalers around the world, product lists are always continuously updated and prepared in categories, meeting the various requirements of customers and preparing to participate in various trade fairs.
Since it is calculating the output value of the mining area, Han Kongque naturally needs to follow the rules. After the place is bought, it will be a gemstone company integrating mining, cutting and wholesale.
Han Peacock selected a number of emeralds with similar colors and sizes. After removing the cracks and regularizing the shapes, these emeralds became almost the same. Such a group of emeralds with matching conditions can create an exquisite emerald.
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There are also some scattered pieces cut into very beautiful shapes by Korean peacocks, which may be directly set in customized jewelry.
Those high-quality single high-quality emerald stones will be designed and used as the first choice material for private custom jewelry.
The final design is the most important part, and the final design prototype will be presented to wealthy customers who are willing to buy in the best retail salons in the world.
Emerald is classified as a high-grade gemstone, so materials are often selected according to variety during processing, and cutting should be carried out by experienced personnel.
Because it is a high-end gemstone, every step of the process is designed first and then cut. During this process, the wood spirit also begins to play a role.
There are too many emeralds, especially small and fine emeralds, which cannot be wasted, so each one needs to be designed in a targeted manner before cutting.
And it was with the help of Mu Ling that Han Peacock's work could continue to speed up.
As more and more emeralds are processed, Han Kongque's experience becomes more and more abundant. Of course, don't worry about the wasted gems in the middle.
Material selection and cutting are the most troublesome here. After material selection, it is generally necessary to carefully observe the raw materials to understand the inherent quality, cracks, inclusions, crystal optical orientation, cleavage, etc. of the raw materials, and determine the parts that can be used and those that need to be eliminated.
Then, the gemstones are designed and cut according to the habits, specific shape, and processing habits of the specific gemstones.
The design of the gemstone shape should be conducive to the gemstone's refraction, reflection or special optical effects of light, so that the precious gemstone can show its inner and outer beauty through a series of glossy surfaces and edges, making it more brilliant.
In addition, it is also necessary to consider whether the size of the gem can be maintained to the maximum extent.
In terms of style, after a long period of practice and research, a large number of popular gemstone design styles have emerged internationally. The number of smooth surfaces, angles, and shapes of gemstones in various styles all have certain requirements.
Styles often have their own names. For example, diamonds are often designed into square octagonal shapes, florentine (double rose) shapes, round diamonds and other popular styles.
After designing the style, the gemstones need to be cut, ground and polished.
Cutting gems is also called "cutting". It is usually done with a gem cutting machine with an emery circular saw. Fortunately, before coming here, Zhou Meiren prepared a full set of gem processing tools for Han Peacock. Otherwise, Han Peacock would have nothing.
can not do this.
In fact, all kinds of gem processing machines are similar. Many of the tools used to cut diamonds can be used to cut emeralds, and the tools used to carve jade can definitely be used to carve and polish emeralds.
Zhou Meiren has prepared everything, so Han Peacock is very convenient to use it.
Grinding and polishing can be carried out on a special gem grinding and polishing machine. The machine has a manipulator that can glue the gemstone blank. The manipulator can adjust the angle and pressure.
There is also an electric grinding disc, which can be equipped with diamond grinding discs and polishing discs of different thicknesses. The general procedure is to first coarsely grind and then finely grind, then add alumina, cerium oxide or diatomite and other polishing agents for polishing.
Although there are semi-automatic cutting and grinding machines now, it is difficult to standardize gemstone processing. It mainly depends on grinders with rich and good cutting technology and certain gemological knowledge.
Therefore, some of the precious gems in the world are designed, processed and manufactured by famous craftsmen, and emerald is the top gem in the world. (To be continued.)