This light blue gemstone is the birthstone of March and is a favorite of jewelry designers today. It can range in shade from almost white to sky blue and can be rather expensive. This stone belongs to the beryl family of gemstones and is abundant in Brazil.
The vivid red spots in this stone give it it's name, but the stone itself is really green jasper. The spots come from iron oxide deposits within the stone. This stone was used in ancient times for many carvings and was a favorite of Christian martyrs. A German Emperors seal carved in bloodstone is on display at the Louvre museum in Paris.
When we think of sapphire, we mostly think of the deep blue stone, but in fact, this stone can come in many colors. This stone belonging to the corundum group of gemstones is hard to find and highly valued. Second only to diamonds on the hardness scale, sapphires can be more expensive than diamonds especially the most prized specimens.
To prevent over-fishing, harvesting natural pearls has been outlawed in many countries, but natural pearls are still available, most often in vintage jewelry, also called antique or estate jewelry.
This event is the determining factor that makes a pearl very rare and expensive.
As illustrated above, a single pearl requires considerable amount of time to develop once chance allowed an oyster to grow one. Thus, a single pearl is very special.
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