October Newsletter 2023

Welcome to our October Gemstone Newsletter! Join us as we explore arguably the world’s finest rubies, Burma rubies; take a peek at gorgeous green gems for jewelry and discover a brilliant style of gem cutting!

Burmese Rubies

Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has long been a producer of some of the world's finest rubies, particularly ruby mined from the Mogok region of Burma. The production of rubies from Burmese mines has come to a slow-down, which makes owning a Burmese ruby that much more special. Red ruby mined from the Mong Hsu region of Burma are also very good quality, but are known to exhibit slightly bluish or purplish hues.

While other sources for rubies have cropped up such as Madagascar and Tanzania, Burmese Rubies are still considered the finest in the world and is renowned as the world's most important fine ruby source.

Green Gemstones for Jewelry

Green, the color of nature, spring, energy and new life. Think of all the shades of green and the wonderful things they are named after, mint green, olive green, forest green, lime, sage, apple, the list goes on. The world of gemstones has a variety of green hues that rival anything nature and paint makers can produce.

For more than a century the traditional green gem is emerald, but tsavorite garnet, demantoid garnet, chrome tourmaline, green sapphire and chrome diopside are good alternatives. Check out our entire selection of over 25 different green gemstones perfect for jewelry!

Concave cut Gems

Traditional gem facets are flat or two-dimensional. Concave cutting creates facets that are curved or three-dimensional. These curved facets refract more of the ambient light and return it to the eye as brilliance. Concave cutting is an innovation that dates back to the early 1990s.

Generally, only the pavilion facets are concave cut, with flat facets on the crown. This often creates unusual reflective patterns, especially when the gem is viewed face-up. The concave cut is becoming increasingly popular amongst both jewelry designers as well as gemstone collectors.

October Birthstones

The month of October is rather unique when it comes to birthstones. Two birthstones and powerful healing crystals, opal and the tourmaline, share the place of the October birthstone. These two gemstones both resonate with October and influence the two zodiac signs of Libra and Scorpio.

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