Gem Buying Guide How to Buy a Gemstone The good news is we can teach you about gemstone quality. After you read our gem buying advice, you will know more than the average jeweler. The bad news is that you will...
The name jade has been, and continues to be, applied to a variety of materials that superficially or closely resemble jade but are not composed of either jadeite or nephrite. Some of the problem can...
M Mabe - A Japanese term for half-sphere pearls, which are cultured against the shell so that only half a pearl is formed. Malachite - A mineral which is characterized in appearance by bands of light and dark...