Stones and Jewelry Blog

I have been working on a series of gemstone materials with a special emphasis on where they are found right here in the United States. If yo

Last month we talked about Quartz found in the United States. Specifically, clear or colorless Quartz crystals. You can read that article, a

I apologize-we recently acquired a huge collection of mostly Petrified Wood and as that was not our expertise, I have spent a lot of time le

Should I invest in precious gemstones and semiprecious gemstones? An investment is an outlay of money for income or profit. A good investmen

The most common way to weigh cut gemstones or cabochon stones is by the carat. A carat is 1/5 of a gram, or there are 5 carats to a gram. Th

How are gemstones tested and appraised? When a gemstone is presented for appraisal, the jeweler will need to determine for sure what the gem