August Newsletter 2023

Welcome to the August Newsletter! As the summer season transitions into the vibrant month of August, we are excited to bring you a collection of gemstone insights. Whether you are a gemstone enthusiast or simply curious about the world of gemstones, we hope you will enjoy the featured gems of this month.

Yellow Apatite

While blue is the most famous color; Apatite also comes in a stunning yellow color. Yellow Apatite is often found in large sizes with great clarity making it a very popular gemstone for a wide range of jewelry designs. Most gems are sourced from Madagascar, but this gemstone is also commonly found in Brazil, Mexico and Myanmar. Yellow Apatite can easily rival the colors of stunning precious beryl, yellow sapphire and even yellow Diamond, but offers a far greater value for money.

Dazzling Mystic Quartz

Mystic quartz is quite a new gem type, first seen around 1998. The stunning rainbow effect of mystic quartz is the product of a high tech enhancement process applied to colorless stones such as quartz and topaz. Mystic quartz may be so-called because its attractive changing colors appear deep, mysterious and unusual. Mystic quartz usually appears to display rainbow colors, with greens, blues and purples being quite prominent. The color, brilliance and clarity of the final product depends very much on the quality, cut and polish of the original gemstone, and we use only the finest quality stones for our mystic quartz.

Huge blue Topaz

Topaz is one of the most popular gemstone in today's jewelry marketplace, and blue is the color of choice. Blue topaz is traded under three specific color trade names Sky blue, Swiss blue and London blue. Due to the large size of many topaz crystals, you can find top quality blue topaz gemstones at surprisingly affordable prices. These large topaz gems are perfect for extravagant cocktail rings and eye catching pendants. Check out our recent addition of huge blue topaz gems for sale.

Discover Lepidolite

Lepidolite is a beautiful gemstone that belongs to the mica family. It ranges from pink to purple in color, often with a shimmery metallic sheen. Lepidolite was first discovered in the 18th century, when it was called "lilalite" because of its lavender color. It was later named Lepidolite from the Greek words "lepidos" meaning scale, and "lithos" meaning stone, due to its scaly appearance. It is quite a soft stone with a Mohs hardness rating of 2.5 to 4, so it is usually cut as cabochon or into carvings. Lepidolite is sometimes referred to as the peace stone because it is thought to have nurturing and calming properties.

August Birthstone

People born in August are very lucky as they not only have one but three gem types to choose from. Peridot is the main birthstone for August, with Spinel and Onyx being the secondary gems. Any of these beautiful gems would be a great gift for yourself or a loved one who celebrates a birthday in August.

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