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These rare platinum to charcoal cultured pearls from Mexico's Bay of Cortez sometimes have the shimmering green luster of a peacock's feather. |
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Treasured for 4,000 years, emerald is the essence of Spring, a symbol of rebirth p rized by the ancients as the gem representing love and new life. |
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Imperial Diopside is the highest quality of chrome diopside. Its rich green color is due to trace amounts of chromium, the same element that is responsible for the green of emerald and the red of ruby. |
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Lime-green peridot is the extreme gem, found in the rocks created by volcanoes and even in meteors that fall to earth. A few samples of extraterrestrial peridot have even been faceted into gems. |
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Seafoam Tourmaline, a pastel green to bluish green, has a chameleon-like ability to complement almost every other color, including sorbet shades, earth tones, and vivid brights. |
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Tashmarine is one of the newest gem varieties: in fact, it's the first gem discovery of the 21 st century. This green gem is a unique variety of diopside found in China near the route of the ancient Silk Road. |
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