Gemstone Guides

What the Stones Were Asked to Mean
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What the Stones Were Asked to Mean
Long before anyone could explain why a ruby is red, people had decided what a ruby was for. Warriors set them into armour, travellers carried garnet for a safe return,... Read more
The Gemstones Worth More Than They Cost
The Gemstones Worth More Than They Cost
Set a fine amethyst beside a fine sapphire and most people guess the price backwards. That gap has almost nothing to do with how either stone looks. This guide sorts... Read more
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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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Top Blue Gemstones
Top Blue Gemstones
Blue is the color the eye trusts. From the regal weight of sapphire to the sea-glass clarity of aquamarine, the deep teal of London blue topaz, and the rare violet-blue... Read more
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