About Gemstones and Gemstone Jewelry

Jewelry without gemstones would be like cake without the icing, BORING! The world is colorful, so why settle with plain, boring rings when you can get colorful ones set with beautiful precious and semiprecious gemstones. Gemstones add character and personality! In your next jewelry purchase, remember to select from an array of gorgeous gemstones available in every color on the rainbow, so you don't end up as a regular, boring jewelry wearing person.

But you don't know anything about gemstones you say. Well, that's why we're here. We are here egaging in the grand task of helping the world learn about gemstones; differentiating between various types of popular gemstones and the grade of quality for them. We will bestow enough wisdom onto you so you can be confident and act like you know stuff next time you browse a local gemstone jewelry store.

To sum it up, gemstones can be divided into, in descending order of value, two major categories: 1. The Big Four, and 2. Semiprecious Gemstones, also known as the Other ones. The Big Four consists of rubies, emeralds, sapphires, (RGB for you primary color buffs) and you guessed it, diamonds. These four precious gemstones are the most popular and valuable in both historical means and contemporary ideals. Often regarded as the classics of gemstones because they adorn the wearer with - class.

Semiprecious Gemstones by far make up the largest percentage of all gemstones. They range greatly in value, color, quantity, and popularity. The standards for which we determine a semiprecious gemstone's worth also varies. If you think the more rare a gemstone is then the more valuable it is, you are in for a surprise. For example, look at the alexandrite. It's an interesting specimen that changes color depending on natural or artificial lighting. Being rarer than, let's say, diamonds, it's also way more affordable. But alexandrites look like smuck you say. Well, let's look at the spinel then. It's dark, rich red color often surpasses that of a museum quality ruby, but you can get it at a much less dollar/carat ratio despite the fact that it's much rarer! Nope, life is not fair in the gemstone world. When people don't know about a stone, it's worthless regardless of how beautiful and rare it is.

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