Moss Agate Engagement Ring Guide
Looking for an alternative to diamonds? A moss agate engagement ring makes a beautiful, affordable, and unconventional choice.
Coral – Natural, Carved, Orange
Victorian coral cameo jewelry suite. Photograph by Cole Bybee. Image courtesy of Lang Antique and Estate Jewelry.
Diamond – Natural, Faceted, Colorless, 5.5 ct
This en tremblant brooch features a trembler that gives movement to the pin. It’s encrusted with 264 rose and Old Mine-cut diamonds, totaling…
Emerald – Natural, Faceted, Green
Know your emerald jewelry well before cleaning it. Photo by Artemas Liu. Licensed under CC By 2.0.
Ulexite – Natural, Specimen, White
Ulexite has an unusual form of transparency. Due to its birefringence, you can see what’s behind it. In addition, it projects that image onto…
Cerussite – Natural, Faceted, Colorless, 898 ct
The “Light of The Desert” is the world’s largest faceted cerussite, a very soft gem notoriously difficult to facet. Jewelry aficionados…
Zircon – Natural, Faceted, Brown
Natural zircon (not to be confused with cubic zirconia) has been used to create convincing diamond imitations. However, this gem is doubly refractive…
Turquoise – Natural, Cabochon, Green
Turquoise stones are sometimes coated with thin layers of wax to improve their appearance. A hot point test on a tiny, inconspicuous spot can make…
Anhydrite (Angelite) – Natural, Specimen, White
A very fragile gemstone, anhydrite has perfect cleavage in one crystallographic direction and good (or imperfect) cleavage in another. Anhydrite…
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