Gemstone Journal

Gemstone knowledge from the source: sourcing insights, care guides, and buying advice to help you choose jewelry and stones with confidence.

Morganite gemstones from the Sapphire Row morganite collection
Gem Guides
Sapphire Row

Morganite Gemstone: A Buyer's Guide to Color and Care

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Gemstone Shapes Explained: oval pink sapphire, cushion bicolor sapphire, pear pink sapphire and emerald-cut purple sapphire in a grid Buying Basics
Sapphire Row

Gemstone Shapes Explained: How to Choose the Right One

A shape-by-shape guide to gemstones: brilliant, step and mixed cuts, and how an outline changes color, size and durability.

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Gemstone Cut Quality: oval blue sapphire, cushion blue sapphire, pear blue sapphire and emerald-cut blue sapphire beside the word Cut on navy Buying Basics
Sapphire Row

Gemstone Cut Quality: How to Read Light in a Colored Stone

How to judge cut in a colored stone: brilliance, windows, dark areas, depth and the decisions made before the first facet.

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