16 Stunning Black Gemstones: A Guide to Rare Black Gems
Discover 16 stunning black gemstones from black diamonds to obsidian. Learn about their properties, rarity, and value in this comprehensive…
Discover 16 stunning black gemstones from black diamonds to obsidian. Learn about their properties, rarity, and value in this comprehensive…
Are you fascinated by the allure of red gemstones but unsure which ones make the best choices for rings and other jewelry pieces? This comprehensive…
One of the simplest ways to distinguish natural from synthetic gems is finding inclusions that can only be the result of laboratory growth. You…
Needle-like rutile inclusions in rose quartz can create a star effect. When cut as cabochons, like this huge 1,438.5-ct specimen, rose quartz…
Cabochon cut from a piece of pink hydrogrossular garnet. Photo by R.H.C. Langendam. Licensed under CC By 3.0.
Kunzite is the pink to violet variety of spodumene. These gems are strongly pleochroic and have perfect cleavage in two directions. Cutting kunzite…
“Spinel,” 1.05 cts, round brilliant cut, 6.98 mm, likely from Tanzania. © Dan Stair Custom Gemstones. Used with permission.