A Guide to the Different Shapes for our Settings

Several of our pieces are offered in different shapes. Above find a quick guide that will illustrate the shape described. As you can see, our stones settings are the classical ones used by the finest jewelers. Your piece will reflect the time tested traditions of well crafted jewelry.
Lapis Lazuli Grade A and AAA, all Natural Stones

We live in a world where precious natural resources are not that abundant anymore. Lapis Lazuli is not an exception. High quality stones are difficult to find. What is plentiful is poor colored Lapis Lazuli that has been traditionally used for pigments. As the price of Grade A and AAA Lapis Lazuli increases, you find […]
Obsidian: Characteristics and Properties

Obsidian is the result of volcanic lava coming in contact with water. Often the lava pours into a lake or ocean and is cooled quickly. This process produces a glassy texture in the resulting rock. Iron and magnesium give the obsidian a dark green to black color. Obsidian can contain small bubbles of air that […]
Rhodhocrosite: Characteristics and Properties

Rhodhochrosite (whose name means rose-colored) is a very pretty mineral. In a massive form its pink and white bands are extremely attractive and are often used in semi-precious jewelry. Rhodhochrosite is often carved into figurines and tubular stalactitic forms are sliced into circles with concentric bands that are truly unique in the mineral kingdom. Fine […]
Malachite: Characteristics and Properties

Hardness: 3 1/2 to 4 Colors: Light, bright green to dark green, sometimes banded with darker or lighter shades of green. Birthstone: None Zodiac: None Malachite is a famous and very popular semi-precious stone. Its banded light and dark green designs are one-of-a-kind, and give it a unique ornamental quality unlike that of any other […]
Lapis Lazuli: Characteristics and Properties

Hardness: 5 to 5 1/2 Colors: Deep blue, azure blue, greenish blue (bluish color with flecks of white and gold) Birthstones: None Zodiac: None The name is international, from the Latin, lapis, which means stone, and from the Arabic, azul, which means blue. It literally means “blue rock” and is actually a rock rather than […]