If you sell gemstone jewellery, you’ll get this question sooner or later. A customer picks up a sapphire ring and asks, “is this a real sapphire or fake?”. It’s a […]

Ever looked at a gemstone and wondered what all the different bits are actually called? You’re not alone. Most people can tell the top from the bottom, but that’s about […]

When you start learning about gemstones, you may come across guides that describe certain gem species as Type I, Type II, or Type III. This is not a quirk of […]

If you’ve ever looked at two stones that seem similar and wondered why one costs a small fortune while the other is cheap as chips, you’re in good company. Gemstone […]

Buying gemstones online opens up a whole world of stones you’d never come across locally, and that’s genuinely exciting. But it does come with risks. Not every seller is reliable, […]

Identifying a gemstone is a bit like solving a mystery (or playing a game of guess who for those of you old enough to remember that one). You gather clues, […]

If you spend any time reading gemstone descriptions, you’ll eventually come across the word cleavage. It is one of those terms that sounds a bit dramatic, but in gemology it […]

Gemstones are fascinating not just for their color or clarity, but for the visual effects that make them seem almost alive. These effects, called optical phenomena, are natural tricks of […]