What Are Man Made Diamonds? Man has endeavored to simulate nature in nearly all facets of life . Somewhere he is met with failures while in many other areas he had worked wonders. One such accomplishment on part of modern technology is man made diamonds, commonly called engineered or cultured diamonds, grown in environment and […]
Bytownite: A Rare Gemstone
Bytownite is not a well known gemstone and most probably you may not be familiar with gemstone name. It is because composition and occurrence of bytownite is not very common and is hard to find. It is one of rarest gemstones minerals belonging to the plagioclase feldspars family. Bytownite Introduction It is one of rarest […]
Blue John Stone From Mines to Jewelry
Man has used gemstones since ancient times. Genuine gemstones come from nature minerals rocks or even certain organic materials shaped cut and polished to bring out their colors and brilliance. The rarest ones are classified as precious gems the others as semi-precious. This semi-precious stone is called Blue John it’s a rare variety of the […]
Moonstone Meaning and Uses in Jewelry
Moonstone gets its name because of its variable color when viewed from every angle. Gemology experts say this is an adulterence. The synonym name for moonstone is “Selenite” taken from the name Selene a moon guardian goddess in the Greek myth. Moonstone is usually pale blue with a white glow and a transparent background. There […]