THE LUSCIOUS GREEN BEAUTY Emerald is the luscious greenish blue to greenish yellow variety of the Beryl family, more on beryl another time. For now, think of it as a cousin to Aquamarine and Morganite but it is by far the most important of the Beryl...
Peridot. That's a silent T Peridot is the birthstone for August. Bringing some bright and colourful green to the end of winter, quite fitting consider its spring next month! It has been used as a gem for centuries and is part of the Olivine family, named so...
Black diamonds in jewellery, especially engagement rings are striking, bold, and completely unusual. They do not sparkle but they are still real diamonds. Black diamonds have an inky dark colour that is essentially opaque, making the 4Cs of diamond grading less applicable. Their colour is generally caused...