Archive for the ‘Unique Stones’ Category

Gemstone Spotlight: Paraiba Tourmaline

Paraiba Tourmaline mounted in halo ring Brittany's Fine Jewelry Gainesville FL

Just one look at a Paraiba tourmaline stone and it’s easy to see why it’s one of the most rare and beautiful stones on the earth. Recently discovered in Brazil, this gemstone is highly sought after for it’s beautiful hues of blue. Glowing from the inside out, Paraiba tourmaline stones offer a unique and dazzling appeal.

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Jade: The Precious Green Stone

Jade Stone - Rough Cut

Jade has been cherished for thousands of years. Jade jewelry inspires the wearer’s highest spiritual aspirations, yet is sensuous and luxurious enough to satisfy down-to-earth cravings. This precious stone attracts consumers with its rich heritage as much as by its beauty, durability, and rarity.

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Ametrine

Ametrine Brittany's Fine Jewelry Gainesville, FL

Whether projecting from pegmatite walls or encrusting cavities in volcanic rock, quartz is found in nearly every corner of the earth.  Quartz has been used in jewelry for thousands of years. When quartz displays the colors of amethyst and citrine in a single gem, the material is called ametrine or amethyst-citrine. The world’s only commercial source for ametrine is the Anahi mine in Bolivia.

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The Four C’s for Tanzanite

Tanzanite crystal
History of Tanzanite

Tanzanite, the blue to violet to purple variety of the mineral zoisite, is relatively new to the colored stone industry. The common recount of the story of the tanzanite mining boom is that in 1967 a Masai tribesman stumbled upon a cluster of highly transparent, intense blue crystals peeking out of the earth in the Merelani Hills,

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What Does Your Jewelry Say About You?

What Your Gemstone Says About You Brittany's Fine Jewelry Gainesville, FL

It’s no secret that quality fine jewelry is both elegant and timeless. While you may choose your jewelry because it is the perfect compliment to an outfit or because it has sentimental value, it actually has a much deeper meaning. Each stone, gem, or pearl symbolizes a variety of unique qualities and characteristics. So, what does your jewelry say about you?

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Lapis Lazuli

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It is believed the link between humans and lapis lazuli stretches back more than 6,500 years. Lapis was treasured by the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Greece, and Rome. They valued it for its vivid color, and valued it as much as they prized other blue gemstones like sapphire and turquoise.

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Morganite

September 16 blog-Morganite (oval)Like its cousins emerald and aquamarine, morganite is a variety of the beryl mineral species. A trace amount of manganese in the crystal structure gives this gemstones its subtle blush. After the discovery of a new location for rose beryl in Madagascar in 1910, George Kunz, chief gemologist for Tiffany and Company, recommended naming the gem morganite at a meeting of the New York Academy of Sciences on December 5,

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Amber

Amber Ring Brittany's Fine Jewelry Gainesville, FL
Amber Composition

Amber is an organic gem which are the products of living or once-living organisms and biological processes. Millions of years ago as amber oozed from plants the substance acted as a sticky trap for ants, bees, termites, and other insects and fossilized over time.

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