This fifth and final post in my Chocolate Lover’s Jewelry Box series will take a look at some of the most and least common ‘chocolate-gems’ goodies. Chocolate Quartz® Let’s begin with the most common ‘chocolate’ stone and yes, it’s another descriptive that has been trademarked by LeVian: Chocolate Quartz® In reality, it’s the same stone…
‘Rubies are red, sapphires are blue…. except when they are green, purple, yellow, pink, orange, or chocolate.’ Wait, what? Chocolate?!? Yes indeed, thanks to the marketing gurus, your jewelry box can also contain chocolate sapphires. Who knew? Technically, corundum gemstones are all one big happy family with only two proper names: Red corundum stones are…
This next resident of our hypothetical ‘chocolate’ jewelry box is best approached with more than a teaspoonful of caveat emptor caution: chocolate pearls. The most important thing to remember about pearls that are advertised or popularly regarded as “chocolate” is that 99.9% of them have been dyed or bleached in order to achieve that color.…
The words ‘chocolate’ and ‘opal’ don’t usually pair in most jewelry aficionados’ minds – considering that their wondrous play of color is what makes opals so special – but there actually is such a thing. However, they differ in several respects from the more familiar forms of opal. The differences begin with how chocolate opals…
For someone who was once enough of a chocoholic to actually create a ‘chocolate garden’ planting bed – but who can sadly no longer eat chocolate – the notion of having chocolate-themed jewelry seemed tailor-made. It’s clear that the jewelry industry has also jumped on the chocolate bandwagon in a big way, and the first…
