Gemstone Journal

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

Gemstone necklaces and pendants from the Sapphire Row necklaces collection
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Gemstone Pendants: A Buyer's Guide to Choosing the Right Stone for a Necklace

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May Birthstone: oval green emerald, cushion green emerald, pear green emerald and emerald green emerald Birthstones
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May Birthstone: A Buyer's Guide to Emerald

Emerald, the May birthstone: fine green color, why inclusions are expected, how it is treated, and how to wear and care for it.

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Gemstone Engagement Rings: emerald belcher solitaire ring, pink morganite checkerboard solitaire ring and blue sapphire granulated vintage band in an arc Jewelry and Gifts
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Gemstone Engagement Rings: A Buyer's Guide to Choosing a Stone That Lasts

Which colored gemstones stand up to everyday wear in an engagement ring, which need a protective setting, and how to choose.

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March Birthstone: oval blue aquamarine, cushion blue aquamarine, pear blue aquamarine and emerald blue aquamarine Birthstones
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March Birthstone: A Buyer's Guide to Aquamarine and Bloodstone

March's two birthstones, aquamarine and bloodstone: how to judge aquamarine color, clarity and cut, and where bloodstone fits.

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January Birthstone: purple rhodolite garnet, green tsavorite garnet, orange spessartite garnet and demantoid garnet Birthstones
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January Birthstone: A Buyer's Guide to Garnet

Garnet, the January birthstone, is a whole family: rhodolite, spessartite, tsavorite, demantoid and more, and how to choose one.

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Anniversary Gemstones by Year: blue sapphire, red ruby, emerald-cut green emerald and diamond in white circles on navy Jewelry and Gifts
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Anniversary Gemstones by Year: A Buyer's Guide to Choosing the Right Stone

The full list of anniversary gemstones by year, from sapphire at 5 to emerald at 20, and which ones stand up to daily wear.

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December Birthstone: blue tanzanite, blue zircon, blue tanzanite and blue zircon Birthstones
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December Birthstone: A Buyer's Guide to Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise

December has three birthstones: tanzanite, zircon and turquoise. What each really is, how it is treated and how it wears.

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November Birthstone: orange topaz, orange citrine, Swiss blue topaz and orange citrine Birthstones
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November Birthstone: A Buyer's Guide to Topaz and Citrine

November's two birthstones, topaz and citrine: how to tell them apart, what imperial and blue topaz mean, and how to choose.

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Yellow Gemstones: yellow sapphire, orange citrine, yellow chrysoberyl and yellow zircon on a white card over a soft yellow page Color Guides
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Yellow Gemstones: A Buyer's Guide to Choosing the Right Yellow

Yellow sapphire, citrine, zircon, topaz and chrysoberyl: how to tell a bright golden stone from a muddy one, and how to choose.

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Purple Gemstones: purple amethyst, purple sapphire, purple spinel and purple rhodolite garnet on a white card over a soft purple page Color Guides
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Purple Gemstones: A Buyer's Guide to Choosing the Right Purple

Amethyst, purple sapphire, spinel, tanzanite and rhodolite: what separates a fine purple from a dull one, and how each wears.

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Pink Gemstones: pink sapphire, pink spinel, pink morganite and pink tourmaline on a white card over a soft pink page Color Guides
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Pink Gemstones: A Buyer's Guide to Choosing the Right Pink

From pale morganite to vivid rubellite: the pink gemstones worth knowing, which suit a ring, and which treatments to ask about.

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Red Gemstones: red ruby, vivid red spinel, rubellite tourmaline and purple rhodolite garnet on a white card over a soft red page Color Guides
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Red Gemstones: A Buyer’s Guide to Choosing the Right Red

Ruby, red spinel, garnet and rubellite all read as red but wear and price differently. How to choose the right red for you.

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Orange Gemstones: orange spessartite garnet, orange sapphire, hessonite garnet and orange topaz on a white card over a soft orange page Color Guides
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Orange Gemstones: A Buyer's Guide to Choosing the Right Orange

Spessartite, hessonite, sapphire, zircon and more: how to tell true orange from brown, and which orange gem suits which piece.

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