What is Moonstone
What is Moonstone Jewelry - Here's The Truth
Do you know the Moonstone? Have you ever seen a Moonstone? And did you know that the Moonstone, along with the pearl and the alexandrite, is a birthstone for June?...
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Tsavorite Stone
Tsavorite Stone Buying Guide Vancouver
We know the emerald is the birthstone for May but, being one of the big 4 or top drawer precious stones, an emerald has a high price tag. But if...
Paraiba Tourmaline
Paraiba Tourmaline, Gemstones
I just couldn’t resist including a photo of this green tourmaline – not just any green tourmaline but the extremely rare Paraiba Tourmaline that was first discovered in Brazil’s Paraiba state in...
Sapphire
Sapphire: Here's The Facts
Second only to a diamond, a sapphire is the hardest gem coming in at a 9 on the Mohs Scale of mineral hardness, and like a diamond, ruby, and emerald, a sapphire...
What Are Sapphires
What Are Sapphires: Here's The Answer
The Sapphires – in that exquisite velvety blue – is the birthstone for September. But, did you know that blue is the favourite colour of roughly 50% of the population...
Pearls Vancouver
Where to Buy Pearls, Vancouver
If your birthday is in June, you probably know your birthstone is the exquisite, translucent pearl. But, did you know that pearls were known in ancient times and became the...
How to Buy Emeralds in Vancouver
How to Buy Emeralds
We all know that the ruby is the King of gems and therefore the undisputed ruler of the gem world. My belief, however, is that the Emerald is a serious contender...
Why Are Diamonds So Valuable
Why Are Diamonds So Valuable
Ice, sparkle, bling, beautiful, glitter, marvel, wonder, desirable, expensive, status, conflict, brilliance, fancy, awe-inspiring, carbon. When I think of a diamond the above words immediately come to mind as does...
Diamonds and Sapphires
Sapphire vs Diamonds: Here's The Difference
Also known as the King of all Blue gems, the Blue Sapphire is the stone that has long been associated with and a favourite of royalty and people in power,...
Precious and Semi Precious Gemstones
Precious and Semi Precious Gemstones: Here's The Details
Gemstones are classified as Precious or Semi-precious but what do we really know about these terms, who created them, where, when and why? I’ve often wondered about these questions –...
White gemstones
White Gemstones - Information, Buying Guide
Where gemstones are concerned Colour is King but what of the white or colourless gems? Should they be discounted or overlooked simply because they lack colour? Certainly not, since one...
Purple violet amethyst, iolite, tanzanite, rubellite, sapphire, spinel
Ultra Violet Gemstones, Jewelry
Pantone Pantone’s colour choice for 2018 is Ultra Violet, an intense, exhilarating, stimulating, even intoxicating colour similar to the colour of the Amethyst but a deeper or more intense shade of...
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