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Think red for Valentine’s Day – as in red gemstones. The world of red gemstones is fascinating. They’re hot, sexy, confident, passionate... and never boring! Each red gem has its own personality – and it radiates from every facet.
If you are shopping for a red gemstone for Valentine’s Day, there are several intriguing choices available – and one is bound to be right for you. Colored stone experts at GIA, the world’s foremost authority in gemology, provide the following insightful glimpses into four of the most popular red gemstone choices:
Ruby: King of Red Gemstones
Mined in exotic locales around the world – including Myanmar, Madagascar, East Africa, and Sri Lanka – the ruby is the undisputed king of red gems. Ruby offers a distinctive range of red hues that vary from light (pinkish) to dark, velvety reds, and hits a brighter red in between. And, ruby is very hard – second only to diamond in hardness (resistance to scratching).
What’s the best ruby shade? It’s the one that speaks to you, as the potential wearer of this appealing gem. View the spectrum of red hues, and see which one best fits you. Keep in mind that vivid rubies are considered the highest quality, but they are rare and will thus be more expensive.
Garnet: The Popular GemSpinel: The Great Pretender
GIA’s colored stone experts point out that quite a few famous “rubies” in royal jewels throughout the world are actually spinels – some even reside in the British Crown Jewels. Spinel has been mistaken for ruby for centuries.
Now that it has come into its own, spinel fans love its brilliance and hardness. They are also captivated by its rich reds, although the gem appears in a spectrum of other colors. Spinel is a durable gem that is affordable but also uncommon. It’s mined in Myanmar, Sri Lanka , Tanzania, Tajikistan(part of the former Soviet Union ) and Vietnam.
Although garnets appear in many colors, red is the most admired. It’s also plentiful and affordable. Garnet is very durable, so it’s ideal for daily wear.
The three species of red garnet are almandine, rhodolite, and pyrope. Almandine garnet is a medium-red color. Rhodolite is found in red with purple or raspberry overtones. Pyrope, from the Greek word pyropus meaning “fiery-eyed,” is the darkest red garnet. The finest specimens have a glowing red color. Garnets are mined in East Africa , India and Sri Lanka .
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Never underestimate the power of great jewelry! Start off 2012 with this fabulous look from Rebecca's "Cashmere" collection. A cuff bracelet to make an impact or some layered necklaces to give you a cool, personalized style for your work, evening or casual attire. Look for more fashion updates on Twitter @DarcysJewelers1.
Karatage refers to the amount of pure gold in a piece of jewelry. 24K is 100% gold and absolutely pure, so it is often combined with other metals to make it exceptionally strong. 18K is 75% pure gold and is recognized as the ultimate performance metal by the finest jewelry and watch brands. 14K contains 58.3% gold and is the most popular choice in the United States. Anything below 10K cannot legally be called gold jewelry in this country.
Darcy's Fine Jewelers was proud to co-sponsor a very successful Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce Good Morning Santa Rosa breakfast on Thursday, Dec 15th. Approximately 240 were in attendance to hear from Assemblymember Jared Huffman. Doug Hilberman was honored as Chamber Member of the Month and Henry Gomez was honored as Student of the Month. Santa Claus (aka Greg Darcy) handed each person in attendance a $50 Gift Card to Darcy's Fine Jewelers. In addition, one lucky person won an Elle necklace in the drawing that concluded the event. Pictured are Henry Gomez, Greg Darcy and Terry Darcy.
