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Gem in the Spotlight: Morganite
… to the pink color of Morganite. Morganite was known as Pink Beryl until George F. Kunz, the chief gemologist at Tiffany & Co., suggested to rename the gem Morganite in honor of the legendary financier and gem collector J. P. Morgan. The… expression of elegance. It is not a very well-known gem, but it definitely should be. It is pastel or pale in color by nature and known for its transparent peach-pink hue though it also occurs as soft pink, violet-pink, or pale salmon…
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Gem in the Spotlight: Alexandrite
…-year-old history like ruby, it quickly took the world by storm. Its use in top-quality pieces by companies like Tiffany & Co. and Cartier brought it to the forefront of the high-end jewelry world where it has remained ever since. In its…part of 200 years. But, what makes this stone so special? Gemology of Alexandrite Alexandrite is the extremely rare, color-change variety of a gem species called Chrysoberyl. It appears bluish-green in daylight, fluorescent light, and …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Blue Zircon
… favorite in Victorian times, when fine gems were often featured in English estate jewelry dating from the 1880s. Tiffany’s famous gemologist George Kunz was a distinguished zircon advocate. He proposed the name “starlite” to promote the gem…Zircon may be last in the alphabet of gemstones, but it is first in sparkle. The crystal structure of zircon creates one …the liveliest displays found in any colored gem. In fact, before any of the manmade diamond simulates were made, the colorless version of zircon was used in jewelry to mimic diamond. Why? Natural zircon is known for its scintillation, …
