Archive for the 'Preciouse Stones' Category

What is an Emerald?

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Emeralds are mined from under the ground where the perfect combination of the elements, heat and pressure initiates the growth of precious crystals. These green colored stones, usually considered to be more precious than diamonds are the most prized and most expensive among all minerals composed of beryllium aluminum silicate- minerals collectively known as beryl. [...]

Non-Green Jades

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Several years ago, this precious stone was so close to being considered old-fashioned; they were mostly seen in old jewelry and traditional Chinese charms and trinkets. Looking it up in the thesaurus, I found out that “jade” is synonymous to descriptions such as emerald, olive, lime, and of course, green. In fact, a lot of [...]