Tag: Purple

• Amethyst – Crystalline Quartz: A Family Affair

  

  A Family Affair Quartz, Quartz, Quartz. Probably one of the most popular family of gemstones ever found. Ever heard of: Amethyst? Citrine? Lemon Quartz? Smoky Quartz… Jasper? Well, here’s a tiny surprise for you. Yes you may have guessed it they are all quartz. In fact, by definition Quartz is a chemical compound of silicon…

  Amethyst, Publication, Quartz

  Adelaide, America, Amethyst, Australia, Beautiful, Colour, Crystal, Gem Monarchy, Hue, Jewel, Jewellery, Jewelry, Lustre, Melbourne, Monarchy, Perth, Purple, Quartz, Saturation, Science, Semi-Precious, Shade, Sri Lanka, Sydney, The Gem Monarchy, TheGemMonarchy, Vivid

• Garnets: Mozambique the Capital

  

  What are Garnets? Garnets in the gem-world are the most underrated gemstone, with the general population’s perception skewing due to the use of garnets to imitate other gemstones, yet is not as valuable. However, Garnets also have a certain beauty to them, allowing them to don some of the world’s most famous pieces of jewellery…

  Garnet, Publication

  Africa, Almandine, Easter, eggs, Faberge, Garnet, Garnets, Gem Monarchy, Jewel, Jewellery, Monarchy, Mozambique, Pink, Publication, Publications, Purple, Pyrope, Red, Rhodolite, Rusia, The Gem Monarchy, The Winter Egg, TheGemMonarchy, Tsavorite, Violet

• Ceylon Sapphires: The Pearl of the Indian Ocean

  

  The Name: Ceylon Ceylon was initially known as Ceilão, a name given to Sri Lanka by Portuguese colonisers in 1505. The British then re-colonised the land in 1798, transliterating Ceilão into English as Ceylon. Sapphires found in Ceylon were originally famous because of the vibrant medium blue hues, however, there is more to the opinion…

  Publication, Sapphire

  Adam, Aluminium Oxide, Asterism, Australia, Blue, Britain, British, Ceylon, Chromium, Colour Change, Corundum, Engagement, Eugenie, Gem Monarchy, Heat Treatment, India, Mining, Monarchy, Padparadscha, Pink, Portuguese, Princess, Purple, Red, Ring, Ruby, Sapphire, Sri Lanka, Star of Adam, Star Sapphire, Thailand, The Gem Monarchy, TheGemMonarchy, Vietnam, Yellow

• Sapphires and The Mines of Madagascar

  

  A Valuable Insight As children we are all told that we should “learn something new every day”. Keep this in mind and read on as we provide you a lesson and an insight into sapphires. 

  Publication, Sapphire

  Arpel, Beauty, Blue, Corundum, Crown of Queen Elizabeth II, England, Gem Monarchy, Grey, Ilakaka, Imperial Crown of England, Indian Ocean, Jewel, Jewellery, Madagascar, Margot Robbie, Monarchy, Natural, Necklace, Orange, Oscars, Publications, Purple, Sapphire, Stuart Sapphire, Tassel, The Gem Monarchy, TheGemMonarchy, Treatment, Van Cleef, Zip