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Scrollwork pendant featuring rubellite cabochons, pierced sterling silver base, and 14k gold settings. Jewelry and photo by Jessa and Mark…

Monazite, pictured here on quartz, shows a pinkish-orange color in sunlight (left) and a whitish yellow color under incandescent light (right).…

This smithsonite and galena specimen features rare, stalactitic smithsonite “fingers.” Touissit Mine, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental…

Adjustable 925 silver ring featuring a rhodonite, 25 x 18 mm. Jewelry and photo by Imaginarium-Annelise. Licensed under CC By 2.0.

14k gold pendant with fire agate and alexandrite. Jewelry and photo by Jessa and Mark Anderson. Licensed under CC By 2.0.

This beautiful color change sapphire has a clarity grade of VS. As a Type II stone, that means it has very small inclusions, noticeable under 10X,…

Pre-Hispanic ear jewelry, on display at the Museum of Amber, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Photo by AlejandroLinaresGarcia.…

Pictures of lead glass filled rubies, before exposure to standard jeweler’s cleaner (left) and after exposure (right). Photo courtesy of Jewelry…

Mokume gane, a Japanese metal layering technique, creates a surface that appears almost like wood grain. Mokume game and onyx ring. Jewelry and…