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Rare chrome tourmaline can show an emerald-like green color. With a highly desired color and tourmaline’s excellent qualities as a jewelry stone,…

Tourmaline is a name applied to a family of related minerals with widely varying properties. Tourmalines make very popular jewelry stones and…

Looking for a tourmaline jewelry stone? If you like green and you’re on a budget, green tourmaline or verdelite is the gem for you.

Known for stunning, saturated hues, tourmaline is a colorful and modern gemstone. Read about quality factors for this gem in our tourmaline buying…

Rarely does a gemstone have popular associations with multiple colors. Traditionally, topaz was favored as a golden yellow stone. Nowadays,…

While some cut names may describe the face-up shape of the finished gem, others refer to the shape and arrangement of the gem’s facets. These cuts…

While some cut names may describe the face-up shape of the finished gem, others refer to the shape and arrangement of the gem’s facets. These cuts…

Checkered hearts make popular gem cuts. Jeff Graham’s Heart Squared design works well with any medium to light-colored material.

Jeff Graham’s CheckMate gem design is a great choice for quartz or beryl earrings, especially for large stones in medium to light colors.