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Most consumers are familiar with precious and semi-precious jewels, but there are numerous other classifications of gems and stones.
Treasured for its beauty, the value of a gemstone depends on four elements: aesthetic beauty of the stone itself, gem scarcity, solidity or density, and cut and polished qualities of the gemstone....
Gemstone elixirs are similar to flower essences – but are made with gemstones instead of with flowers. Gemstones, like flowers, are all different in their qualities. They have many different...
May's birthstone is the emerald, a beautiful green gemstone whose value can vary greatly depending on a variety of factors. Like many other gemstones, it's possible to grow artificial emeralds in...
A loupe is a small magnifier used to examine closely held objects in greater detail. More compact than a magnifying glass, it is commonly used by jewelers to examine gemstones and pieces of...
Some gems in their raw state, such as diamonds and pearls, are just as attractive as a finely cut and polished stone. For other gems, it takes a keen eye to spot and identify them as a gem at all....
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