Treasure Trove & Gems of Wisdom...

Is it Tourmalinated or Tourmalated or Tourmilated? The multiple spellings for this variety of Quartz are almost as unique as the gemstone itself     The trademark look of tourmalated quartz comes from the inclusions of black or dark green tourmaline...
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You may not recognize the Beryl gemstone family by their surname, but you certainly know of some of the family’s superstars, which include, Emerald and Aquamarine.  Beryl is a rare silicate mineral composed of beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate. Beryl is an...
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Every year Pantone releases their color of the year based on careful trend analysis of multiple fields from fashion, entertainment, travel, art, new technologies, etc. This year they are proud to introduce, Very Peri as the 2022 color of the year! This periwinkle shade...
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If you were born during the month of December you get to choose from not one, not two but three exciting and colorful stones!

Turquoise was the original stone chosen back in 1912 by the National Association of Jewelers while in 1952 zircon was added and then in 2002 tanzanite was also included. But no matter when or why, if you are a Sagittarius or Capricorn, there is an awesome array of stones to mix and match into gorgeous custom jewelry designs just as special and unique as the wearer...

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Topaz stones are as colorful as the people born during the month of November who wear them. From Sanskrit meaning fire, the brilliant topaz is said to also possess supernatural powers to calm and cool everything from boiling water to white hot anger. 

For those wanting the beauty of imperial topaz without the cost consider citrine instead...

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