Gemology
What Does VVS Clarity Mean in Gemstones? A Buye...
You're browsing a gemstone listing. The description says "VVS clarity" and the price reflects it. But what does VVS actually mean and more importantly, does it matter for the specific...
What Does VVS Clarity Mean in Gemstones? A Buye...
You're browsing a gemstone listing. The description says "VVS clarity" and the price reflects it. But what does VVS actually mean and more importantly, does it matter for the specific...
How to Display Mineral Specimens at Home: A Col...
There's a particular kind of frustration that every serious mineral collector eventually encounters. You've spent months — sometimes years — sourcing exceptional pieces. A terminated aquamarine crystal from Shigar Valley....
How to Display Mineral Specimens at Home: A Col...
There's a particular kind of frustration that every serious mineral collector eventually encounters. You've spent months — sometimes years — sourcing exceptional pieces. A terminated aquamarine crystal from Shigar Valley....
Pegmatite Explained: Why These Rocks Produce th...
There is a single crystal of spodumene a lithium mineral sitting in the Black Hills of South Dakota that measures 40 feet long. A beryl crystal recovered from a pegmatite...
Pegmatite Explained: Why These Rocks Produce th...
There is a single crystal of spodumene a lithium mineral sitting in the Black Hills of South Dakota that measures 40 feet long. A beryl crystal recovered from a pegmatite...
Garnet Color Guide: Red, Green, Orange and Rare...
Here's something that surprises almost everyone who hears it for the first time: garnet comes in virtually every color that exists in the natural gemstone world. Red, orange, yellow, green,...
Garnet Color Guide: Red, Green, Orange and Rare...
Here's something that surprises almost everyone who hears it for the first time: garnet comes in virtually every color that exists in the natural gemstone world. Red, orange, yellow, green,...
Spinel vs Ruby: The Gemstone Mix-Up That Fooled...
There's a 170-carat red gemstone sitting in the Imperial State Crown of the British Crown Jewels, right above the Cullinan II diamond, that has been called the "Black Prince's Ruby"...
Spinel vs Ruby: The Gemstone Mix-Up That Fooled...
There's a 170-carat red gemstone sitting in the Imperial State Crown of the British Crown Jewels, right above the Cullinan II diamond, that has been called the "Black Prince's Ruby"...
Aquamarine vs Blue Topaz: How to Tell These Two...
Here's a situation that happens more often than most people realize: someone walks into a gemstone shop, falls in love with a pale blue stone, pays aquamarine prices, and walks...
Aquamarine vs Blue Topaz: How to Tell These Two...
Here's a situation that happens more often than most people realize: someone walks into a gemstone shop, falls in love with a pale blue stone, pays aquamarine prices, and walks...