Among all types of gemstones, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds are regarded as the four most precious stones; while mid-range gemstones such as aquamarines and tourmalines have been popular with collectors thanks to their wonderful colors and meanings.

Beryl is one of the most important gem minerals. The most famous beryl is emerald, but other beryl varieties include aquamarine, heliodor and morganite.

This black gemstone has a calming effect on the mind, protecting us from nightmares, eliminating unwanted fantasies and wavering thoughts, and making it a source of strength and serenity.

Rose quartz displaying asterism or the star effect is rare. The unique soft pink color of rose quartz is thought to be caused by tiny traces of titanium.

Aquamarine is best known for its breathtaking range of blue colors and belongs to the same family as emerald. Cat's eye aquamarine is quite rare.

Tiger's eye is a type of opaque macrocrystalline quartz with a fibrous structure. It typically displays chatoyant stripes, because structural fibers are crooked or bent.

Dendritic agate is a whitish-gray or colorless chalcedony with fern-like inclusions known as dendrites. The inclusions look like plant material, but they are actually iron or manganese.

Pietersite is a breccia aggregate of hawk's eye and tiger's eye, with swirling colors of blue, rusty red, gold and brown.

Tiger Iron is combination of Tiger Eye, Red Jasper, and Hematite, making it a powerful grounding stone. It increases stamina and strength both physically and in terms of willpower and determination. It is excellent for people needing support to create healthier habits.

Quartz is actually the basis for a staggering variety of different collectible gemstones and rocks. It just depends on heat, inclusions in the crystal matrix, and radiation. From there we end up with a wide variety of different colors and inclusions.

Andradite Garnet is the most lustrous of onyx western the garnets and comes in many colors most famously green and black but the term Andradite is not often used when describing gems, usually broken down into further groups or types, including the highly prized Demantoid garnets.

Ametrine is a form of quartz that occurs in bands of yellow and purple, a combination of the colors of amethyst and citrine.

The chief allure of a diamond, from antiquity to the present, is that the diamond is “forever”. Diamonds found naturally typically are aged from one to three billion years; their journey to your finger has taken them from the deep earth to the most high-pressure environments impossible.

Since the 16th century, people have chosen and used different birth gemstones for 12 months in a year known as the birthstone chart, as a symbol of a certain month and believed that the properties and meanings of each gemstone have an impact on people born during that month.