Tourmaline Gemstone

Tourmaline is a mineral group that is chemically one of the most complicated groups of silicate minerals. It is an extremely complex borosilicate that occurs in more than 100 colors. It is hard and durable and very well suited for jewelry. Tourmaline belongs to the trigonal crystal system and occurs as long, slender to thick prismatic and columnar crystals that are usually triangular in cross-section. It is distinguished by its three-sided prisms; no other common mineral has three sides. Prisms faces often have heavy vertical striations that produce a rounded triangular effect.

The colored varieties, when transparent and free from flaws, are cut as gems. Transparent crystals of tourmaline are dichroic - the depth of color varies as the crystal is turned in the light. It is 7.5 on the Mohs scale and has no cleavage, making it suitable for many types of jewelry use. Sometimes referred to as the “electric stone,” tourmaline becomes statically charged when heated or rubbed, attracting dust, lint and small pieces of paper.

Tourmaline along with opal are birthstones of a person under the zodiac sign of Libra (Balance) from Sept. 23 - Oct. 23. Multicolored Tourmaline is the anniversary gemstone for the 8th year of marriage. The healing ability of tourmaline calms nerves, regulates hormones, fights against genetic disorders and induces a tranquil sleep.According to legend, the tourmaline of all colors protects the wearer against many dangers and misfortune. It was a talisman for artists, actors and writers. Today,it is mined extensively in South America, East Africa and in Southern California.

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Opal Gemstone

Opal is a hydrous, silicon dioxide. It is unlike other minerals because it is not crystalline. It is considered to be a hardened jelly. It's water content sometimes being as high as 20% but is usually between three and ten percent.

Opal is a mineraloid gel which is deposited at relatively low temperature and may occur in the fissures of almost any kind of rock, being most commonly found with limonite, sandstone, rhyolite, and basalt. It is a unique gemstone with a beautiful play-of-color display. It can exhibit a full range of hues from the color wheel set against a light or dark background. The color of Opal ranges from clear through white, gray, red, yellow, green, shore, blue, magenta, brown, and black.

Precious opals are translucent to transparent and are distinguished by a combination of milky to pearly opalescence and an attractive play of many colors. These colors flash and change as a stone is viewed from different directions are caused by interference of light along minute cracks and other internal inhomogeneities.

Black opal is regarded as an extremely lucky stone. In ancient times opal was accepted as a symbol of faithfulness and confidence and has been described in medival times as a cure for diseases of the eye. Opal along with tourmaline are birthstones of a person born under the zodiac sign of Libra (Balance) from Sept. 23 - Oct. 23. It is also the anniversary gemstone for the 14th and 18th years of marriage.

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Peridot Gemstone

Peridot is pronounced as "pair-uh-doe", is the gem quality variety of forsteritic olivine. It is also called precious olivine, a gem-quality transparent green olivine. The name of the gemstone is believed to come from either the Arabic word faridat meaning "gem" or the French word peritot meaning "unclear." The crystals of peridot have a vitreous lustre and conchoidal fracture. Peridot is also often referred to as "poor man's emerald". Peridot crystals have been collected from iron-nickel meteorites.

Peridot is said to have healing ability. It increases strength & physical vitality and protects against nervousness and aids in healing hurt feelings. It helps liver & adrenal function and is also thought to protect lungs, sinuses, and wrists from illness and injury.

Peridot along with sardonyx are birthstones of a person born under the zodiac sign of Leo (Lion) from July. 23 - Aug. 22. It is also the wedding anniversary gemstone for the 16th year of marriage.

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Ruby Gemstone

Ruby is a red gemstone that varies from a light pink to a blood red, a variety of the mineral corundum (aluminium oxide). The color is caused mainly by chromium. A fine ruby still commands the highest price of any stone in the world! The brilliant red color of the ruby has supported many tales.

Ruby is considered one of the four precious stones, together with the sapphire, the emerald and the diamond. One is that rubies store vast quantities of heat and when placed in water, they will cause the water to boil. It is a powerful stone and has long been considered a magnet for prosperity, attracting abundance both materially and spiritually.

On Mohs’ scale of hardness, ruby is 9. It has a strong luster like diamonds and sources include Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Cambodia, Kenya, Afghanistan, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Tanzania.

Ruby is the birthstone of a person born under the zodiac sign of Cancer (Crab) from June 22 – July 22.

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Moonstone Gemstone

Moonstone (also called rainbow moonstone) is soft milky white stone. The moonstone named for its semblance in color to the moon. It is a gemstone that belongs to Feldspar family. Feldspar is a group of minerals that are very important in rock formation, accounting for over half the earth's crust. Some moonstone is a variety of albite feldspar, which is a sodium aluminum silicate.

It exhibits a range of colors including yellow, a pale silver sheen, a blue, pink and pale shades of peach and apricot. The rarest and most expensive will be colorless with a floating blue color that seems to hover above the stone. In India it was believed that moonstones placed in the mouth during a full moon would allow you to correctly envision the future. It's been claimed that moonstone can lead to psychic immortality because it fortifies the spirit to stand alone from the body.

Moonstone has a mystical power and is believed to be protective for women and babies. It's also associated with the sea and planting cycles. It is said that it is a sacred stone India. It is believed to bring good fortune. Legend says that Moonstone is a highly prized gift for lovers as it arouses tender passion.

Moonstone along with alexandrite and pearls are birthstones of a person born under the zodiac sign of of Gemini (Twins) from May 21 - June 21. It is the anniversary gemstone for the 13th year of marriage oonstone is the 13th anniversary stone.

On Mohs’ scale of hardness, moonstone is 6-6.5. It has a vitreous luster and primary sources include Sri Lanka, Burma (Myanmar), Brazil, India, Madagascar and the United States.

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Pearl Gemstone

Pearl - is a hard, rounded object produced by certain animals, primarily mollusks such as pearl oysters. Natural pearls are formed when an irritant becomes lodged in a pearl oyster, and gets coated with a natural secretion of calcium carbonate called nacre. The chief component of the nacre that constitutes the pearl is aragonite.


Pearls can be used in jewelry and also crushed in cosmetics or paint formulations. It is valued as a gemstone and is cultivated or harvested for jewelry. Pearls are characterized by their translucence and lustre and by a delicate play of surface color called orient. The more perfect its shape (spherical or droplike) and the deeper its lustre, the greater its value.


The largest pearl ever found was came from the Philippines in 1934. It weighs 14 lb (6.4 kg) and was discovered by an anonymous Filipino Muslim diver off the island of Palawan. Later, a Palawan chieftain gave the pearl to Wilbur Dowell Cobb in 1936 as a gift for having saved the life of his son. The pearl had been named the “Pearl of Allah” by the Muslim tribal chief because it resembled a turbaned head.


Pearl and cultured pearl along with alexandrite and moonstone are birthstones of person born under the zodiac sign of Gemini (Twins) from May 21 - June 21. It is the anniversary gemstone for the 12th and 30th year of marriage and freshwater pearl is the anniversary gemstone for the 1st year of marriage. Pearl eliminate emotional imbalances and symbolizes love, success, and happiness.

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Emerald Gemstone

Emerald comes indirectly from the Greek “smaragdos”, a name that seems to have been given to a number of stones having little in common except a green color. It is a variety of the mineral beryl, colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium.

The origin of the word "Emerald" is said to be a Sanskrit word meaning "green". They said that Emerald was the sacred stone of Venus and today it is regarded as a stone of the heart. This glorious stone was traded in one of the earliest known gem markets in Babylon around 4000 B.C.

On Mohs’ scale of hardness, emerald is 7.5-8. The world’s finest emeralds are found in the Andes of Colombia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Russia (Urals), Pakistan, Zambia, Tanzania, United States (North Carolina), Afghanistan, Australia , Ghana, India, Madagascar and Malawi.

Emerald is the birthstone of a person born under the zodiac sign of Taurus (Bull) from April 20 - May 20. It is the anniversary gemstone for the 20th, 35th and 55th year of marriage. It is also said that emerald is extensively used for physical and emotional healing. This stone also an antidote for poisons and poisonous wounds. It aids with ailments of the spine and help fighting all mental illness and neurological disorders.

Emerald also gives faith, success in love and discovery of false friends. It changes color in the presence of false friends or false witnesses. It promotes constancy of mind, true friendship, and felicity in domestic life. As a love token, it registers the degree of love and if pale, love is waning.

Diamond Gemstone

Diamond comes from the Greek word “adamas” meaning invincible. It is crystallized carbon, the only gem composed of a single element. It is the hardest natural material known to man and the third-hardest known material after aggregated diamond nanorods and ultrahard fullerite. Its hardness and high dispersion of light make it useful for industrial applications and jewelry.

The most popular diamonds are traditionally colorless, but they can also be found in yellow and brown colors. Although much rarer, diamonds known as “fancies” also come in blue, red, pink, green, orange and black. They make excellent abrasives because they can be scratched only by other diamonds, Borazon, ultrahard fullerite, or aggregated diamond nanorods, which also means they hold a polish extremely well and retain their lustre. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, diamond is the world’s hardest substance at 10. 1 is the softest and 10 is the hardest.

People before already used diamonds as their gift to other noble people. The first recorded diamond engagement ring was on 1477, when Archduke Maximillian gave his betrothed a ring set with a diamond as a love token.

It is the birthstone of a person born under the zodiac sign of Aries (Ram) from March 21 - April 19. It is said that diamond has a healing ability. Diamond is a great assistance for all brain diseases and strengthen the owner's memory. Diamonds give faith, purity, life, joy, innocence and repentance. It is an antidote to poison and is capable of detecting poison by exhibiting a moisture or perspiration on its surface. Supposedly, the higher quality the diamond, the better it supports these qualities.

Aquamarine Gemstone

Aquamarine is derived from latin words aqua (“water”) and marine (“blue”). It is a gemstone-quality transparent variety of beryl, having a delicate blue or turquoise color, suggestive of the tint of seawater. It's closely related to the gem emerald. Colors vary and yellow beryl, called heliodor; rose pink beryl, morganite; and white beryl, goshenite are known. Beryl is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminum silicate, a commercial source of beryllium.

Aquamarine is 7.5-8 on Mohs’ scale of hardness. Its primary sources include Brazil, Russia (the Urals), Australia (Queensland), Burma (Myanmar), China, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the United States.

Aquamarine healing ability works against nerve pain, glandular problems, toothache, and disorders of the neck, jaw and throat. It strengthens liver and kidneys and diminishes problems with eyes, ears and stomach, relieves cough. Moreover, aquamarine protects from perils of the sea, including seasickness.

It is the birthstone of a person born under the zodiac sign of Pisces (Fish) from Feb. 19 - March 20.

Garnet Gemstone

Garnet comes from the Latin word granatus ("grain"), possibly a reference to the Punica granatum ("pomegranate"), a plant with red seeds similar in shape, size, and color to some garnet crystals. It is a group of minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. It can be translucent to transparent, sometimes opaque with a vitreous or resinous lustre. The best known type of garnet is red semi-precious stone pyrope, one of several red gems, which the ancients used to call Carbuncles.

There are six common varieties of garnet that are recognized based on their chemical composition. They are pyrope, almandine, spessartite, grossular (varieties of which are hessonite or cinnamon-stone and tsavorite), uvarovite and andradite. The garnets make up two solid solution series; 1.) pyrope-almandine-spessarite and 2.) uvarovite-grossular-andradite.

Garnet symbolizes fire, faith, courage, truth, grace, compassion, constancy and fidelity. It gives an excellent assistance for blood deficiency diseases and stimulates bloodstream and pituitary gland, relieves rheumatism and arthritis pain to the person wearing this gem.

Chalcedony Gemstone

Chalcedony is a species name for all cryptocrystalline (fine-grained) quartzes as well as the name of a specific gemstone in that species. It represents the family of fine-grained quartz crystals including agate, chyrsoprase, bloodstone, jasper, carnelian, moss agate, onyx, and sard.

Chalcedony is a precious stone that occurs in many forms, colors, and shapes. The actual chalcedony gemstones come in a range of blue-white-gray hues. This beautiful stone is believed to banish fear, hysteria, depression, mental illness and sadness and also reduces fever.

Its mystical power prevents from touchiness and melancholy. It is worn by many to promote calm and peace and also stimulates creativity.

Amethyst Gemstone

Amethyst comes from the Greek word a ("not") and methuskein ("to intoxicate"), a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. It is the most highly valued and recognizable gemstone of the quartz family. Its affordable pricing makes it a perennially popular choice. It is the most valuable transparent, coarse-grained variety of the silica mineral quartz that is valued as a semiprecious gem for its violet color. It contains more iron oxide (Fe₂O₃) than any other variety of quartz, and experts believe that its color arises from its iron content.

Amethyst magnifies psychic abilities and right-brain activity. It strengthens immunity, while energizing and purifying the blood. It also relieves headaches, improves blood sugar imbalance. Amethyst is the birthstone of the people born under the zodiac sign of Aquarius (Water Bearer) that is born from Jan. 20 - Feb. 18 and the anniversary gemstone for the 4th and 6th year of marriage.

Alexandrite Gemstone

Alexandrite (named after Czar Alexander's II) is a highly prized variety of chrysoberyl. It only forms when aluminum/beryllium and chrome (which rarely occurs in nature) come together, accounting for its rarity. It is also a remarkable and valued variety that when viewed along the different crystallographic (optical) axes, changes from columbine red to orange yellow to emerald green. In addition, the stone changes from green in daylight to red in artificial light.

Alexandrite helps fighting low self-esteem people and improves central nervous system disorders. It also relieves spleen & pancreas problems. Alexandrite along with pearls and moonstone are birthstones of Gemini (Twins) that is born from May 21 - June 21 and it is the anniversary gemstone for the 45th and 55th year of marriage.

Agate Gemstone

Agate is a type of quartz (silica), chiefly chalcedony, characterized by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. Agate has irregular, sometimes circular bands of color and often replaces fossil wood. Many fossils are agatized material where the original organic substance has been replaced by agate while retaining the original structure.

Although agates may be found in various kinds of rock, they are especially common in metamorphic rock. The colorful agate and other chalcedonies were obtained over 3,000 years ago from the Achates River, now the Drillo, in Sicily.

Sapphire Gemstone

Sapphire is the single-crystal form of aluminum oxide. It is a gem variety of corundum in transparent or translucent crystals of a color other than red, also known as ruby. Other color of sapphire are blue, yellow, purple, orange or greenish color which comes from mixed amounts of elements such as iron, titanium and chromium.

Although blue is considered as the normal color for sapphire. Those other than blue in color are considered fancy color sapphires. There are also sapphires that blend in color and they call it “color shift sapphires”. Color shift sapphires are blue in outdoor light and purple in indoor light. Color changes may also be pink in daylight to greenish in fluorescent light.