Black Opals: Are They All Truly Natural?
Although opal is often regarded as the ‘Queen of Gems’ there is also – as in any royal family – …
Category Archives: Gems and Jewels
Jewels That Play with Light: Cats and Tigers and Stars, Oh My!
The final instalment in our series on jewels that play with light examines three different gems that, while they do …
Jewels That Play With Light: Amazing Alexandrite
By far the rarest of all the “jewels that play with light” is alexandrite. Despite the fact that it is …
Jewels That Play With Light: Mysterious Moonstone, Luminous Labradorite and Scintillating Sunstone
Second in our series on jewels that play with light is the mysterious moonstone, along with its two “sisters” labradorite …
Jewels That Play With Light: Opals, Real and Faux
Within the small family of jewels that “play with light”, opals surely claim top honors for variety as well as …
