Learn about the factors that make citrine so desirable.

Named after seawater, aquamarine’s fresh watery hue is a cool plunge into a refreshing pool

Learn about the factors that make aquamarine so desirable.

The name “aquamarine” is derived from two Latin words: aqua, meaning “water,” and marina, meaning “of the sea.”

Learn about citrine's durability and how to care for your citrine jewelry.

Natural citrine is rare, and today most citrine quartz is the result of heat treatment of amethyst quartz. Even so, gems from the Victorian era have surfaced, and it’s not hard to imagine that citrine was treasured even in earlier times.

Citrine—the transparent, pale yellow to brownish orange variety of quartz—is rare in nature. In the days before modern gemology, its tawny color caused it to be confused with topaz.

Learn about the factors that make morganite so desirable.

Learn about opal's durability and how to care for your opal jewelry.

The name “sapphire” can also apply to any corundum that’s not ruby, another corundum variety

Like many gems found in pegmatites, morganite can form large crystals.

Learn about morganite's durability and how to care for your morganite jewelry.