Gemstones

The United States of America is home to a plethora of different gemstones, with many being readily available across the continent. If you want to find your own crystals, there…

Tourmaline is a form of silicate and grows in a trigonal crystal system, producing prismatic shapes with terminations of multiple facets. These crystals are often vertically ridged (or striated). Quartz…

Gemstones are found in a whole host of places all around the world, some found in caves and some in the ground. Different places have their own native crystals –…

Moonstone is a magical stone, you just have to look at it to know that there’s a lot more going on than just minerals. Moonstone jewelry is mesmerisingly beautiful, especially…

Jasper is an amazing gemstone that appears in a huge variety of colors and patterns. It is a variety of Silicone Dioxide that usually features opaque and neutral colors, including…

If you were born in June, you actually have not one but two birthstones to choose from – the classic Pearl and the very extraordinary gemstone, Alexandrite. We’ve written a…

The emerald is the birthstone for May and one of four well-known precious gemstones – the others are diamonds, sapphires and rubies. Emeralds, with their luscious green hues, are highly…

If you’re lucky enough to have been born in April, your birthstone is the magnificent and highly valuable diamond! In this post, we explore some interesting facts about diamonds, including…

The birthstone for January is the garnet, a beautiful semi-precious stone that has been around since Egyptian times. The garnet belongs to a group of rock-forming silicate minerals and is…

December has been blessed with not one or two, but three beautiful birthstones! Turquoise is probably the most widely available of the three gemstones, while Zircon and Tanzanite in particular…