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Sep 29

Chrysoberyl

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The Gemstone Chrysoberyl is an aluminate of beryllium with the chemical formula BeAl₂O₄. The name chrysoberyl is derived from the Greek words “chrysos” and “beryllos”. Its meaning is “a gold-white spar”. It is known as a hard and durable gem after Sapphire. Chrysoberyl is an orthorhombic crystal mineral with 3.5 – 3.84 specific gravity and 8.5 hardness according to the Mohs hardness scale. It is a Biaxial (+) mineral with refractive indexes nα=1.745 nβ=1.748 nγ=1.754. Chrysoberyl can be found […]

Sep 28

Morganite

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Morganite is the peachy-pink variety of beryl with chemical formula Be3Al2(Si6O18). Named after American banker John. Pierpoint Morgan in 1911. It can be found colors such as pink, rose, peach, and salmon and pinkish Purple. Morganite’s colors are a result of the presence of manganese. It is also known as”Rose Beryl“. Good quality morganite is relatively […]

Sep 25

Emerald

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Emerald is a variety of the mineral beryl coloured green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium with chemical formula Be3Al2(Si6O18). The majority of the world’s gem-quality emeralds come from the Muzo area of Colombia. The crystals are usually small with an average length of 2 – 5 cm and a width of 1 – 1.5 cm. Larger crystals are usually […]

Sep 21

Star Sapphire

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Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminum oxide with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium. Sapphire deposits are found in Eastern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, Madagascar, Greenland, East Africa, and in North America in mostly in Montana. Madagascar, Sri Lanka, […]

Sep 18

Sapphire

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Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminum oxide with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium. Sapphire deposits are found in Eastern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, Madagascar, Greenland, East Africa, and in North America in mostly in Montana. Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Kashmir produce large quantities of fine […]

Sep 17

Tiger Eye

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Tiger’s eye is a member of the quartz group, a chatoyant gemstone that is usually a metamorphic rock with a golden to red-brown color and a silky luster. It’s a silica mineral with chemical formula SiO2 ( Silicon Dioxide ). This chatoyant because of subparallel intergrowth of quartz crystals and altered amphibole fibres that mostly […]

Sep 13

Birthstones

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A birthstone is a gemstone that represents a person’s month of birth.  The idea of birthstones has a place in many traditions, customs, and belief systems. Young and Old, Male or Female, one thing that every person has in common is that everyone has a birthstone. It carries secrets, attributes, and lore that are unique […]