COLORFUL WORLD
By Becky Stone
Anyone can admire the vibrant appeal of a colored gemstone , but these bright beauties become even more remarkable when you consider the fact that they’re each a naturally occurring treasure from the earth. Do you know what gives colored gemstones their color? Let’s take a peek behind the fascinating facets and take a deep dive into some of today’s most popular precious and semi-precious stones. color cues
TERRIFIC TOURMALINE can be green, pink, black, red, or any color in between. When the presence of manganese creates red tourmaline, also referred to rubellite, the color is nearly as vivid as the much pricier ruby’s red glow. This oval-cut beauty is circled by diamonds and set in 14K white gold. Red tourmaline is believed to have healing energy that can enhance compassion and encourage love.
TANTALIZING TANZANITE is a vibrant violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite. Tanzanite was discovered fairly recently, in 1967, and is only found near majestic Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Because it is only mined in one small area, experts estimate that tanzanite is up to a thousand times scarcer than diamonds. This magnificent tanzanite is octagonal in shape with emerald- and round-cut diamonds framing the gem and a diamond twisted band. It’s perfectly precious in its setting of platinum.
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