Colored gemstones are among the most popular center and accent stones for jewelry items. Here, we present the basics of colored gemstones. Gemstone 4C’s While there are no official 4 C’s for grading colored gemstones, like there are with diamonds, many of the same principals apply. Following are the 4 C’s as they apply to [...]
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Rubies have always been an essential part of royal insignia and other famous jewelry. Until the beginning of the 19th century, red spinels were thought to be rubies. This little-known gem, spinel, is so similar to the ruby that many of the great rubies of history are now classified as spinels. Large red gemstones found [...]
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Let summer colors splash onto the scene with amazing energy. The vivacious of Orange is the perfect color for your summer wardrobe. Go wild and accentuate any outfit with an orange gemstone nature. Mexican Fire Opal – These are not your grandmother’s milky white opals! Bursting with life and vitality, the Mexican Fire Opal is [...]
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In order to change the tone a little, let’s forget for a sec0nd about anything else and immerse ourselves in color. Color brings joy and generally a good mood, so what better idea than to take it always with us. We wanted to propose some jewelry that just might fit into the colorful category. We [...]
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For a colorful Christmas and special touch to your presents why not consider making a December special Gift. The birthstone of December is Blue Zircon and Tanzanite and you can find out more about them in our Jewelry Learning section or the following articles: December birthstone – Blue Zircon and A December birthstone: Tanzanite, but [...]
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