Blog - Universal Jewels and Diamonds

According to legend, Vikings used iolite slices to reduce glare when checking the sun’s position.

Jade is actually two separate gems: nephrite and jadeite. In China, a pierced jade disk [...]

Collectors love kunzite for its color range, from delicate pastel pink to intense violetish purple.

Lapis is a beautiful rock; an aggregate of several minerals, mainly lazurite, calcite, and pyrite.

A ghostly sheen moves under the surface of this feldspar, like moonlight glowing in water.

Morganite is the pink to orange-pink variety of beryl, a mineral that includes emerald and [...]

Fireworks. Jellyfish. Galaxies. Lightning. Opal’s shifting play of kaleidoscopic colors is unlike any other gem.

Perfect shining spheres. Lustrous baroque forms. Seductive strands, warm to the touch. Pearls are simply [...]

Found in lava, meteorites, and deep in the earth’s mantle, yellow-green peridot is the extreme [...]