Did you know? Diamond is the hardest substance found in nature, everyone knows that. Diamond is 4 times harder than the next hardest natural mineral, corundum more specifically sapphire and ruby. If a diamond receives a sharp blow in one of it’s forth cleavage directions it will split. A skilled diamond setter should prevent exposing [...]
Lapis Lazuli is known in everyday life as the dark blue stone with “gold” inclusions. It is a semi-precious stone used ever since antiquity in jewelry, ornaments and decorations, for it’s amazing intense blue. As a matter of fact the “gold” inclusions are not actually gold but pyrite. Lapis lazuli is a rock and not [...]
Did you know? Aquamarine is a variety of the mineral beryl, just like the emerald, but unlike it, aquamarine is found in large crystals. The biggest producer of aquamarines is Brazil, where the stone is quite abundant. Aquamarine is also mined in Nigeria, Zambia, China, India, Australia and US. The very best of stones are [...]
March is the third month of the year and its approaching quite fast, isn’t it? According to the Birthstone List from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) for this particular month of the year the birthstone assigned is Aquamarine. Aquamarine is a fascinating blue gemstone. Its color varies from the light blue of the sky [...]
The brilliance of a diamond comes from the way it is cut, but why hang on to the same regular pattern. I was quite fascinated to discover an innovative way to cut stones and make then look even better. I must admit that I am attracted to creativity rather than standard or classical designs. So [...]
