jewelry

Although marketed as “angel skin opal,” “rock wood,” and “mountain leather,” palygorskite is neither opal, wood, nor leather.…

Hureaulite can show rich and lively pink, rose, and orange colors. However, this collector’s gem is rarely cut.

Although faceting chabazite isn’t too difficult, it’s too soft for jewelry. However, only a handful of cut chabazites may exist because facetable…

Marcasite has a long history of use as a decorative and jewelry material. However, this brassy colored, metallic stone is quite brittle and seldom…

Magnificent red cinnabar is extremely soft and fragile, so faceted material is rare. It’s cut primarily for collectors and carvings.

Pure blue chrysocolla is extremely soft but interesting to gem collectors. On the other hand, chrysocolla that forms as gel mixed with silica and…

Abaiyachi offers an eclectic collection of jewelry but specializes in traditional and modern Native American Indian designs.

Although long known best for being misidentified as ruby, the spinel gem is beautiful in its own right. Its colors, durability, and relative affordability…

EMS Estates and EMS Fine Jewelry were founded on the principle that the value of jewelry should be transparent to everyone.  I pride myself in…