September Birthstone: Blue Sapphire

BIRTHSTONE OF THE MONTH September Birthstone: Blue Sapphire Cara Pfeiffer, Store Manager, Designer, Diamond Buyer 1 September 2017 Blue sapphire belongs to the mineral species corundum. It can be a pure blue but ranges from greenish blue to violet blue. The name...

August Birthstone: Peridot

BIRTHSTONE OF THE MONTH August Birthstone: Peridot Cara Pfeiffer, Store Manager, Designer, Diamond Buyer 1 August 2017 Peridot is the birthstone for August and is the gem variety of the mineral olivine. Its chemical composition includes iron and magnesium, and iron is...

July Birthstone: Ruby

BIRTHSTONE OF THE MONTH July Birthstone: Ruby Cara Pfeiffer, Store Manager, Designer, Diamond Buyer 7 July 2017 Ruby is the birthstone for July.  It is the most valuable variety of the corundum mineral species, which also includes sapphire. Rubies can command the...

May Birthstone: Emerald

BIRTHSTONE OF THE MONTH May Birthstone: Emerald Sherrie Rabellino, Owner, Designer, Graduate Gemologist, GIA 1 May 2017 The birthstone for May is the beautiful green emerald. The first known emerald mines were in Egypt, dating from at least 330 BC into the 1700s....