Gemology
Balochistan Minerals: Pakistan's Most Overlooke...
Most people who follow the Pakistani gemstone market know the northern story well. Shigar Valley aquamarine. Paprok tourmaline. Dara-e-Pech morganite. Skardu kunzite. These localities have built their reputations over decades...
Balochistan Minerals: Pakistan's Most Overlooke...
Most people who follow the Pakistani gemstone market know the northern story well. Shigar Valley aquamarine. Paprok tourmaline. Dara-e-Pech morganite. Skardu kunzite. These localities have built their reputations over decades...
What Is Heliodor? The Golden Beryl Gemstone Mos...
The largest single crystal ever found on Earth is a beryl. It grew in a pegmatite in Madagascar to a height of 18 meters and weighed approximately 380 tons. That...
What Is Heliodor? The Golden Beryl Gemstone Mos...
The largest single crystal ever found on Earth is a beryl. It grew in a pegmatite in Madagascar to a height of 18 meters and weighed approximately 380 tons. That...
What Is Tanzanite? The Rarest Gemstone Found in...
In 1967, a lightning strike in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania started a wildfire that burned through the dry Merelani Hills for days. When local Maasai herders...
What Is Tanzanite? The Rarest Gemstone Found in...
In 1967, a lightning strike in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania started a wildfire that burned through the dry Merelani Hills for days. When local Maasai herders...
Kunzite vs Morganite: Two Pink Gems From the Sa...
Here's something that almost nobody knows about two of the most beautiful pink gemstones in the world: kunzite and morganite were both named by the same man. George Frederick Kunz...
Kunzite vs Morganite: Two Pink Gems From the Sa...
Here's something that almost nobody knows about two of the most beautiful pink gemstones in the world: kunzite and morganite were both named by the same man. George Frederick Kunz...
Tourmaline Colors Explained: From Watermelon to...
Here's a fact that stops most people: roughly 95% of all tourmaline found in nature is black. The vivid pinks, electric blues, rich greens, and extraordinary watermelon-zoned crystals that make...
Tourmaline Colors Explained: From Watermelon to...
Here's a fact that stops most people: roughly 95% of all tourmaline found in nature is black. The vivid pinks, electric blues, rich greens, and extraordinary watermelon-zoned crystals that make...
What Is Goshenite? The Colorless Beryl Gemstone...
Walk into any gemstone store and mention beryl, and most people immediately think of aquamarine, emerald, or morganite — the famous, colorful members of this extraordinary mineral family. Goshenite, the...
What Is Goshenite? The Colorless Beryl Gemstone...
Walk into any gemstone store and mention beryl, and most people immediately think of aquamarine, emerald, or morganite — the famous, colorful members of this extraordinary mineral family. Goshenite, the...