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Gemology: I is for...
Iolite is often mistaken for many other blue gemstones, inlcuding sapphire, tanzanite and blue spinel, but analysis of it's composition
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So You're Engaged!
Most hopeful young men – and women – nowadays put a lot of thought and effort into making the proposal unique. Not so long ago the proposal
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January's Birthstone - The Garnet
Garnet has been prized for millennia. It has been used in jewellery and decoration dating back thousands of years. Egyptians considered garn
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Gemology: H is for...
Hackmanite is pink sodalite mineral first noted in Greenland in 1896, but not found in gemstone quality until a discovery in Quebec in 1991.
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A Further Ten Fascinating Jewellery Trivia Facts!
When you're Queen of Egypt you can do better than a Brandy Alexander for a digestif cocktail ... The Pearl of Puerto measures approximat
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The Origin of Popular Wedding Traditions
Getting married is both one of the most wonderful and one of the most stressful times of your life. From the moment you say 'yes' li
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