This rare gemstone is named after the Russian tsar Alexander II (1818-1881), the very first crystals having been discovered in April 1834 in the emerald mines near the Tokovaya River in the Urals. The discovery was made on the day the future tsar came of age. Although alexandrite is a relatively young gemstone, it certainly […]
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Brilliant green Tsavorite is rather a young gemstone with a truly ancient geological history. Its native country is the bushland along the frontier between Kenya and Tanzania. The sparse mines there are situated in a uniquely beautiful landscape of dry grassland with bare and dry hills. It is a dangerous region, where snakes feel at […]
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Tourmaline is a virtual miracle of colours. It comes not only in green and red, colourless and black, or as multi-coloured or colour-changing precious stone or as chattoyant stone. There exist besides uncountable mixed colours in all imaginable shades and depth, even very unusual colours occur in Tourmalines. However, until recently there was one striking […]
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Tourmalines Rubellite is an outstandingly beautiful gemstone from the colourful Tourmaline family. Its colours sparkle in the most beautiful shades from red to pink. Tourmalines are closely related gemstones which are supplied by Nature in many different colours. The trade generally uses no separate denominations for the individual varieties, but rather adds the colour to […]
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Tourmalines are precious stones displaying a unique splendour of colours. According to an ancient Egyptian legend this is the result of the fact that on the long way from the Earth’s heart up towards the sun, Tourmaline travelled along a rainbow. And on its way it collected all the colours of the rainbow. This is […]
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The demantoid is one of the most brilliant gemstones that exist, yet until recently it was little known except among collectors and gemstone lovers. Strictly speaking it is a green garnet, or rather the star of the green garnets. Not without reason does it bear a name which means ‘diamond-like’. The name comes from the […]
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Citrine: Mellow Yellow Citrine is one of the most affordable gemstones, thanks to the durability and availability of this golden quartz. Named from the French name for lemon,”citron,” many citrines have a juicy lemon color. Citrine includes yellow to gold to orange brown shades of transparent quartz. Sunny and affordable, citrine can brighten almost any […]
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From the light blue of the sky to the deep blue of the sea, aquamarines shine over an extraordinarily beautiful range of mainly light blue colours. Aquamarine is a fascinatingly beautiful gemstone. Women the world over love it for its fine blue shades which can complement almost any skin or eye colour, and creative gemstone […]
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The vivid, slightly golden shimmering green of Peridot is the ideal gemstone colour to complement a light summertime outfit. This is no surprise – Peridot, after all, is assigned to the summer month of August.Peridot is an ancient and yet currently very popular gemstone. It is so old that it can be found even in […]
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Topaz: Gem of the Setting Sun The Egyptians said that topaz was colored with the golden glow of the mighty sun god Ra. This made topaz a very powerful amulet that protected the faithful against harm. The Romans associated topaz with Jupiter, who also is the god of the sun. Topaz sometimes has the amber […]
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