Search Results for: amethyst

Opal and Pink Tourmaline- October

Birth Stones

When I started reading about these two gemstones, I discovered that they both have associations with rainbows. In Australian aboriginal legend, when the Creator came down from Heaven on a rainbow, the stones that his foot touched started to [ … ] Read More

Fall Colour 2017- Pantone

Inspiration

Hard to believe, but summer’s almost over. I know, I can hear you out there, but don’t blame me. Time marches on, and with it comes Pantone’s colours for fall. Whatever you may think about the coming season, one [ … ] Read More

Argentium

Tools of the Trade, Trend Watch

Answer the the following question: Is Argentium a) the name of a Roman emperor b) a lost city like Atlantis c) a Superhero If you answered c, you are right! Argentium is a superhero sterling silver, capable of creating [ … ] Read More

What is the Moh’s Scale?

To put it in very basic terms, the Mohs scale of hardness is a relative scale of “scratchability.” Basically the higher the number on the scale the harder the stone. A stone rated at an 8 can be scratched [ … ] Read More

Glossary of Terms

~ A ~ Agate ~ Multi-coloured microscopically crystalline, variegated chalcedony. It may be banded, irregularly clouded or have visible impurities as in moss agate. It is a very common variety of quartz principally found in Brazil Alexandrite ~ A [ … ] Read More