Fossilized Organisms Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Most people who have an interest in gemstones or nature have seen petrified wood, but fewer are aware of the many other types of fossilized organisms…
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Barbara Smigel
Gemstone Doublets, Triplets, and Other Assembled Stones
Made from two or more materials, assembled gems can make durable and affordable jewelry. Learn more about gemstone doublets, triplets, and other…
Iolite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
This stone, which represents one of the few relatively available and affordable blue stone options, is rapidly gaining in popularity. Arguably…
Moldavite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Moldavite is a transparent to translucent olive to bottle green tektite, first found in 1787 at the Moldau River in Czechoslovakia. In general,…
Ruby Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Ruby is red corundum, all other color varieties of corundum being referred to as sapphire. The name “Ruby” is from Latin – ruber – and is based…
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