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Which Sapphire is Right for Me?
A Comprehensive Guide
By Ella Masciulli
Blue Sapphire
Blue is the most well-known and widely recognized variation of sapphire. After all, th...
Notice: Prices Scheduled to rise in January of 2022
Please note, Skyjems.ca will be increasing prices in January of 2022 to better reflect current market prices.
There will be price increases across ...
The Colours of Garnet, Part 5: Hybrid Garnets
By Yaĝé Enigmus
Due to the high degree of similarity between the chemical structures of various garnet minerals, there exist garnet gemstones wh...
The Colours of Garnet, Part 4: Andradite Garnet
By Yaĝé Enigmus
The final member of the ugrandite garnet series is the mineral andradite garnet. One of the most valuable gem garnet species, an...
The Colours of Garnet, Part 3: Uvarovite and Grossular Garnet
By Yaĝé Enigmus
The second series of major gem garnets is more diversely coloured and somewhat less common than the pyralspite garnets. This ser...
The Colours of Garnet, Part 2: Pyralspite Garnets
By Yaĝé Enigmus
In the jewellery trade, six nesosilicate garnet minerals are valued as gemstones. These minerals each display their own ranges of...
The Colours of Garnet, Part 1: What is Garnet?
By Yaĝé Enigmus
For most people, the word “garnet” is synonymous with the colour red. In truth, red is merely one colour that garnet gemstones ar...
The Colours of Tourmaline, Part 4: Other Tourmaline Species
By Yaĝé Enigmus
While the majority of coloured tourmaline gemstones encountered are composed of elbaite tourmaline, there are other tourmaline mi...
The Colours of Tourmaline, Part 3: Fancy Colours of Elbaite
By Yaĝé Enigmus
The right combinations of trace impurities in elbaite can cause the perception of unique colours that are somewhat unique or especi...
The Colours of Tourmaline, Part 2: Primary Colours of Elbaite
By Yaĝé Enigmus
Elbaite tourmaline accounts for the majority of tourmaline gemstones and is the most notably mutlicoloured tourmaline species....
The Colours of Tourmaline, Part 1: What is Tourmaline?
By Yaĝé Enigmus
Tourmaline is an exceptionally beautiful gemstone that comes in numerous shades and hues. This gem of many faces has been valued si...
Origins of Ametrine, Part 2: The Legend of Bolivianite
By Yaĝé Enigmus
There are a number of locations where ametrine has been known to occur naturally, but the stone is somewhat rare and there is only ...
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