June Birthstone: Pearl Color: Pearls take their color from the inside of the shell in which they are grown. While most pearls are naturally white, some pearls like Tahitians comes in white, pink, silver, cream, brown, green, blue, black and yellow – all natural colors. The unique luster of pearls depends upon the reflection, refraction, and diffraction of light from the translucent layers. The thinner and more numerous the layers in the pearl, the finer the luster. The iridescence that pearls display is caused by the overlapping of successive layers, which breaks up light falling on the surfac ..read more

#1 Diamonds are the rarest gemstones Kashmir Blue Sapphire Many people believe that diamonds are the rarest gemstone on earth. In reality, there are several gems rarer than diamond. Tanzanite, alexandrite, Burma ruby, red beryl, Paraiba tourmaline, and Kashmir sapphire are all more scarce in abundance than the diamond. #2 Bigger stone = more expensive While this can be true for gemstones of the same variety, a 5-carat opal will be significantly less expensive than a 1-carat diamond in most cases. The availability of the gemstone itself, coupled with other important factors like co ..read more