Most authorities agree that the name topaz comes from Topazios, the old Greek name for a small island in the Red Sea, now called Zabargad. (The island never produced topaz, but it was once a source of peridot, which was confused with topaz before the development of modern mineralogy.)

Learn about tourmaline's durability and how to care for your tourmaline jewelry.

Learn about the factors that make tourmaline so desirable.

The name “sapphire” can also apply to any corundum that’s not ruby, another corundum variety

彩色钻石一直受到媒体的广泛关注。它们经常会打破拍卖行的记录。了解更多关于这些最罕见的宝石学奇迹的信息。

People have coveted natural pearls as symbols of wealth and status for thousands of years.

Perfect shining spheres. Lustrous baroque forms. Seductive strands, warm to the touch. Pearls are simply and purely organic

Peridot is the gem variety of the mineral olivine. Its chemical composition includes iron and magnesium, and iron is the cause of its attractive yellowish green colors.

Learn about amber's durability and how to care for your amber jewelry.

Amber is probably best known for its insect and other types of inclusions.

Learn about amethyst's durability and how to care for your amethyst jewelry.

Learn about aquamarine's durability and how to care for your aquamarine jewelry.

The name “aquamarine” is derived from two Latin words: aqua, meaning “water,” and marina, meaning “of the sea.”

Learn about the factors that make aquamarine so desirable.

Learn about citrine's durability and how to care for your citrine jewelry.

Emerald is the green to greenish blue variety of beryl, a mineral species that also includes aquamarine as well as beryls in other colors.

Natural citrine is rare, and today most citrine quartz is the result of heat treatment of amethyst quartz. Even so, gems from the Victorian era have surfaced, and it’s not hard to imagine that citrine was treasured even in earlier times.

Emerald is the green to greenish blue variety of beryl, a mineral species that also includes aquamarine as well as beryls in other colors.

Learn about alexandrite's durability and how to care for your alexandrite jewelry.