Category Archives: Gemstone Wikipedia
IOLITE
According to legend, Vikings used iolite slices to reduce glare when checking the sun’s position.
JADE
Jade is actually two separate gems: nephrite and jadeite. In China, a pierced jade disk [...]
KUNZITE
Collectors love kunzite for its color range, from delicate pastel pink to intense violetish purple.
LAPIS LAZULI
Lapis is a beautiful rock; an aggregate of several minerals, mainly lazurite, calcite, and pyrite.
MOON STONE
A ghostly sheen moves under the surface of this feldspar, like moonlight glowing in water.
MORGANITE
Morganite is the pink to orange-pink variety of beryl, a mineral that includes emerald and [...]
OPAL
Fireworks. Jellyfish. Galaxies. Lightning. Opal’s shifting play of kaleidoscopic colors is unlike any other gem.
PEARL
Perfect shining spheres. Lustrous baroque forms. Seductive strands, warm to the touch. Pearls are simply [...]
PERIDOT
Found in lava, meteorites, and deep in the earth’s mantle, yellow-green peridot is the extreme [...]