Three Stone Moissanite Rings

Rhodolite garnet is the raspberry-red pyrope-almandine blend that wears like an engagement ring stone should wear — Mohs 7-7.5 durability, vivid raspberry color, untreated and stable, at 5-10% of comparable...

Garnet is January's birthstone — and one of only seven months with a single official stone. Why garnet was assigned to January, how it corresponds to Capricorn and Aquarius, the...

Garnet and ruby look similar but cost very different - ruby runs $1,000–$15,000+ per carat while fine garnet runs $30–$500. An honest comparison of hardness, color, value, durability, and how...

October's two birthstones — opal and tourmaline — carry centuries of cultural tradition between them. From the Sanskrit roots of opal through Queen Victoria's rehabilitation to Empress Dowager Cixi's pink...