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Pearls
Created naturally by a living creature over many years, every pearl is unique in its colour, lustre, size and shape.
Appraising Gemstones
When you are first presented with a tray of gemstones it is easy to feel dazzled and slightly overwhelmed, and to
Feldspar
Despite being the most common rock-forming minerals at the earth's surface, the stones in the feldspar species give
Gemstone Cuts
Behind every beautiful gemstone is a highly talented designer, but the skill of the lapidary (cutter) is often
Sillimanite
For some time, this tough, durable gemstone has been either considered a collector's stone or used industrially (in the
Natural glass: obsidian and moldavite
Natural glass tends to be overlooked as a gemstone because of the extensive use of manufactured glass in gemstone
Andean opal
Andean opal has become very popular because of its bright turquoise colour.