Gemstone Library

When you are shopping for alexandrite jewelry, the most important value factors to consider are the qualit...

Amethyst is the gem of sobriety and peace. Its name comes from the Greek 'amethystos' which means 'not dru...

  Aquamarine captures the beauty of the sea, its pastel blue tinged with a hint of green. The icy color is...

  The little black dress of gemstones, opaque black onyx takes on extra polish in eye-catching faceted cut...

The beautiful blue of the sky on a summer's day sparkles in every blue topaz. Fresh and breezy, blue topaz...

Citrine, a yellow quartz gem, adds a squeeze of lemony sparkle to any jewelry design. Often paired with ame...

The Romans thought diamonds were so brilliant they must be fallen stars. Born deep within the earth million...

Because the rich green color of emerald is the color of spring, it has long symbolized love and rebirth. A...

Born in the fire of Mexico''s volcanoes, fire opal''s natural bright orange is unmatched in the gem kingdo...

Break open a pomegranate: see the tiny glossy red seeds? Now you can see why garnet comes from the Latin w...

This lovely seafoam quartz relative of amethyst, also known as prasiolite, has a flattering celadon color t...

  Long known as 'water sapphire', this lovely blue gem has the steely hue of the ocean at dawn. Named from...

What is a Lab Grown Emerald? Lab Grown Emeralds (also called Lab Created Emeralds, Lab Emeralds or Created...

What is a Lab Grown Diamond?Lab Grown Diamonds (also called Lab Created Diamonds, Lab Diamonds or Created D...

What is a Lab Grown Ruby?Lab Grown Ruby (also called Lab Created Ruby, Lab Ruby or Created Ruby) is precis...

  What is a Lab Grown Sapphire?Lab Grown Sapphires (also called Lab Created Sapphires, Lab Sapphires or Cr...

  In 1893, moissanite was discovered by the Nobel Prize-winning French chemist Dr.Henri Moissan while exam...

  What is Morganite?Morganite is a delicate pink variety of the mineral, Beryl, ranging from purplish-pink...

  Throughout history, we've seen perfection in the pearl. In Persian mythology, they are called "the tears...

Peridot is the extraterrestrial gem: tiny peridot crystals have been discovered in meteors that fall to ea...

Quartz is the most versatile gem family, spanning the spectrum from well known gems like purple amethyst, ...

Worn by passionate women with a flair for the dramatic, ruby is the gem of courage and emotion. Its fiery ...

The ancient Persians believed the earth rests on a giant sapphire. Its reflection, they said, made the sky...

Tanzanite has a velvety purplish-blue unlike any other gem. Mined in only one place in the world, a five-s...

  Tourmaline is the gem of intuition and creativity. Tourmaline is named from the Sinhalese tura mali, whi...