In gemstones industry, the common and uncommon terms are meant a lot. Their beauty that makes them so valuable is another thing. One quality that determines the value of a gemstones is how rare it is. It is the popularity that will first determine the price in the market. The most common is quartz, which [...]
Posted on March 24th, 2009 in Gemstones
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Posted on November 05th, 2008 in Gemstones
The beautiful Amethyst is another variety of quartz. The violet or purple color of amethyst has long been knows as ornamental jewelry by several ancient civilization. Infact, it is the wonderful violet color that makes this quartz the most sought after the other varieties. Since the ancient Egyptians, amethyst was used as gemstone jewelry. The [...]
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Posted on October 20th, 2008 in Gemstones
Citrine is any quartz crystal with golden yellow or orange in color. Citrine is actually quite rare gemstones in nature. However, citrine is still affordable. Its name derived from French name for lemon, “citron”. Aside from common juicy lemon color, there is a range of colors that can be called as citrine. Citrine colors include [...]









