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These informative web pages outline our sales programme for SwarovskiŽ gallery stones. Featuring enchanting and exotic crystals from the world's premier crystals makers, they illustrate each section, size and color range available described in some detail.

The following explanations should help:


They divide the gallery stone programme into these main groups: click below!

 
1000 series-
Round Stones
2000 series-
Roses (Flat Back Stones)
3000 series-
Sew-on Stones, (buttons)
4000 series-
Fancy Stones
5000 series-
Beads
6000 series-
Pendants
8000 series-
*Chandelier Parts*
HF2000 series-
Hot Fix Stones


SIZES:
   
    { PP(pearl plate}and SS(stone size) }- refers to the diameter of round stones. is for smaller and SS for larger tolerances. See (fig1) below.
   
   
   
COLORS:
   
    { CRYSTAL/AB (CAB) }-An Aurora Borealis coating (Rainbow effect) on Crystals.
   
    { COLOR/AB }- An Aurora Borealis coating on all regular colors from Amethyst through Turquoise.
   
    { VITRAIL MEDIUM(VME), VITRAIL LIGHT(VLT) }- They have red/green/yellow effects radiating primary from the bottom of the stone. Red/green being more prominent.
   
    { BERMUDA BLUE(BER) }- Same as above but with Bluish-Green effects.
   
    { HELIOTROPE(HEL) }- Same as above but with Purplish effects.
   
    { AURORA BOREALIS(AB) }- See-through coating applied to surface with iridescent effects.
   
    { RUBY(RUB) }- A deep red coloration.
   
   
   
EFFECTS:
   
    { Effects are coatings on stones }- They apply surface coatings on the visible side of the stones:
   
    { Surface Coating }- Applied on the visible side of the stone. (AB)Aurora Borealis, (CALl)Comet Argent Light, (HEM)Hematite-on jet.
   
    {See-Through }-They apply See-through Effects on the back of the stones: Vitrail Light (VLT), Vitrail Medium (VME), Bermuda Blue (BER), Heliotrope (HEL), Volcano (VOL), Sphinx (SPH), Sahara (SAH), Tabac (TAB), Cathedral (CAT).
   
   
FOILING:
   
    { Mirrorbacking }- This process is to give stone maximum brilliance by using gold and silver. foil.
   
   
GENERALS:
   
    { Special Ordering }- Items if marked with (s/o) are shipped on special request only. Prolonged delivery time and higher minimum order quantities are therefore to be expected.



BIRTHSTONE COLORS
January
Garnet
(GAR)
    July
Siam
(SIA)
February
Amethyst
(AMY)
    August
Peridot
(PER)
March
Aqua
(AQU)
    september
Sapphire
(SAP)
April
Crystal
(CRY)
    October
Rose
(ROS)
May
Emerald
(EME)
    November
Topaz
(TOP)
June
Lt. Amethyst
(LAM)
    December
Blue Zircon
(BZI)




Of special interest see our web pages for each of the different prism styles which capture light and reflect it in there own unique way.

Carefully cut and polished faceted surfaces release rainbows of colors which can only be found in sunlight. They produce a brilliant light presentation in windows or anywhere sunlight shines

These are crystals so radiant that they decorate many of the worlds most dazzling chandeliers.






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