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 [...]