Basic definition of inclusions may be given as trapped foreign materials or irregularities in a gemstone. They simply reflect the formation conditions regardless of the gemstone’s origin, natural or lab-grown. While natural inorganic gems contain…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Peridot is a yellowish green to green gemstone belonging to the olivine mineral group. It has been known for thousands of years.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Alexandrite is the variety of chrysoberyl that exhibits a change of color from blue-green hues in day light into purple-red hues in incandescent light. It is arguably one of the rarest of all gemstones.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Fluorite with its bright colors and contrasted banding in aggregate form is a favored carving material. While mineral collectors are attracted to its large, transparent single crystal specimens, the same crystals are faceted for both collectors and jewelry designers, especially in vivid colors.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)A practicing gemologist should be aware of many imitations and treatments of mother-of-pearl, despite its abundance and inexpensive existence in the market.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Hydrogrossular Garnet; a lesser-known garnet species better known by its trade names.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)considered a divine gem. Natural pearls were so rare that they were only owned by royalties, even the tiny ones were utilized both in jewelry and on clothing.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Prasiolite: The least understood variety of quartz. The idea of “common” might discourage gaining further knowledge about a gemstone. The quartz group gems, as common as they are, seem to be the least understood not only…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Meteorite collecting requires quite a specialized understanding of structures of other planetary objects and stars in our galaxy.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Coral, especially the red to pink type, has been used as an ornamental gemstone both in jewelry and intricate carvings. Strangely, the word “coral” does not have an established taxonomic meaning but is instead broadly used to define for any organism that grew attached to the sea floor.
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