Gemstone Guides

Natural vs Synthetic Gemstones, and How to Tell Them Apart
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Natural vs Synthetic Gemstones, and How to Tell Them Apart
Two emeralds under one lamp, identical in every way a shopper can see, separated by tens of millions of years and a single word on the tag. This guide draws... Read more
Gemstone Clarity Explained, Inclusion by Inclusion
Gemstone Clarity Explained, Inclusion by Inclusion
Every gemstone keeps a record of how it grew, written in silk, needles and healed fractures. This guide reads gemstone clarity the way a jeweler reads it, naming the three... Read more
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Gemstone Color, and How to Read It Properly
Gemstone Color, and How to Read It Properly
Two sapphires can share a birth certificate and sell for ten times apart, and the gap is almost always color. This gemstone color guide reads it the way a jeweler... Read more
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Gemstone Hardness, and How Long a Stone Really Lasts
Gemstone Hardness, and How Long a Stone Really Lasts
Every stone in a jewelry box is quietly keeping score. Hardness ranks scratch resistance from 1 to 10, and it explains why one stone still shines after forty years while... Read more
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Best Gemstones for Earrings
Best Gemstones for Earrings
Earrings live closest to the light in your eyes, and they are the one place even the softest stones can shine. From brilliant sapphire and ruby to dreamy opal and... Read more
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Best Gemstones for Necklaces
Best Gemstones for Necklaces
A necklace lives at eye level, where color does its most beautiful work. From the saturated blue of sapphire to the soft fire of opal and the glow of pearls,... Read more
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Best Gemstones for Rings
Best Gemstones for Rings
A ring lives a harder life than any other piece of jewelry. From the unbreakable brilliance of diamond and sapphire to the rich color of amethyst and garnet, this is... Read more
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