Peridot | Jewelers in Glen Ellyn

Peridot

Peridot, the birthstone for August, is harder than metal but softer than many gemstones. Peridot is one of the few gemstones that occur in only one color: basically an olive green. The intensity and tint of the green however depends on how much iron is contained in the crystal structure, so the color of individual peridot gems can vary from yellow-green through olive green to brownish green. The most valuable is considered a dark-olive green color.

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Opal

Opal, along with tourmaline, is the birthstone for October. Opal ranges from clear through white, gray, red, orange, yellow, green, shore, blue, magenta, rose, pink, slate, olive, brown, and black. Of these hues, the reds against black are the most rare and dear, whereas white and greens are the most common. Fire opals are transparent to translucent opals with warm body colors yellow, orange, orange-yellow or red and they do not show any play-of-color. The most famous source of fire opals is Mexico and Australia produces around 97% of the world’s opal.

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Emerald

Emerald is regarded as the traditional birthstone for May. Emeralds are a variety of the mineral beryl, colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium. A fine emerald must possess not only a pure green hue , but also a high degree of transparency to be considered a top gem.
Today, most of the world’s emeralds are mined in Colombia, Brazil and Zambia. Emeralds can be cut in a variety of different shapes, ranging from the traditional rectangular step-cut, known as the “emerald cut,” to rounds, ovals, squares and cabochons.

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Garnet

Garnet is the traditional birthstone for the month of January, however, red need not be your color of choice if you are born in this month. Rich orange and golden hues, striking greens, petal soft colors of violet and lavender, all await your selection.

Garnets are available in round, oval, and cushion cuts. Availability depends on variety: tsavorite is very difficult to find in sizes above a carat or two, while rhodolite garnet is available in larger sizes.

This durable and brilliant gem is easy to care for.

Garnet

Zircon

Zircon
The natural color of zircon varies between colorless, yellow-golden, red, brown, blue, orange, dark red and green. The brilliance of zircon can rival any gemstone and its affordability contributes to its growing popularity today.

Zircon is mined in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, and other countries.

Tsavorite

Tsavorite

Tsavorite or tsavolite is a variety of the garnet group.
What is it that makes the tsavorite so desirable? There is its vivid, radiant green and a color range that includes a springlike light green, an intense blue-green and a deep forest green. This gemstone is also valuable on account of its great brilliance.
Apart from the source locality in Tanzania it is also found in Toliara (Tuléar) Province, Madagascar, but so far, no other occurrences of gem material have been discovered.

Tourmaline

Tourmaline

Tourmaline occurs in a spectacular range of colors, vivid reds, hot pinks, verdant greens and blues abound in this marvelous gem and it also combines those colors in a single gemstone called “bi-color” or “parti-color” tourmaline. “Watermelon” tourmaline has a pink center and a green outer rim.

Tanzanite

Tanzanite

Tanzanite is a vivid blue, with a dash of purple hues. Tanzanite has the beauty, rarity and durability to rival any gemstone. Tanzanite is mined in Tanzania at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro.

One of the most popular blue gemstones available today, tanzanite occurs in a variety of shapes and sizes and also provides a striking assortment of tonal qualities. Rarely pure blue, tanzanite almost always display its signature overtones of purple.

Sapphire

Sapphire

Sapphire is the birthstone for September and is one of nature’s most durable gemstones. The sapphire shares this quality with its sister, the ruby.
A sapphire is found in many parts of the world, but the most prized sapphires are from Myanmar (Burma), Kashmir and Sri Lanka. The purer the blue of the sapphire, the greater the price the gemstone can command, however, many people find that the darker hues of sapphire can be just as appealing.

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