International Gemstones: in full array of rainbow
colors:
When I was younger, my mother
checked out a book from our local library called King Solomon’s Mines, by
H. Rider Haggard. This incredible book tells the story of a group that travels
to Africa to find a missing person. While
there the group eventually is led to the legendary mines of the biblical King
Solomon. The mine is full of ivories, diamonds and gold, and the explorers are fascinated by the accumulated riches. Because they uncovered this remarkable
treasure, they return to England
and live in comfort the rest of their lives. This fabled treasure of King
Solomon has captured the fascination and imagination of people for centuries.

Garnets are fascinating
because the only color it does not come in is blue. Red is the most well known
color of the garnets, and that is why it’s probably considered the traditional
color. Despite the fame of the well-known red many other beautiful colors exist, and it is these other shades that intrigue me. Another fascinating fact is that some garnets change colors depending
upon the light, such as Alexandrite.


Tsavorite, for example, comes from

Tsavorite is used as an emerald substitute, because of the variety of green’s it comes in.


Sapphires. When that word comes to mind, automatically we picture a deep, brightly shining blue stone. According to Gemstone.org, blue is the favorite color of some 50% of people, men and women alike.

Unlike Tsavorite, sapphires come from all around the world; making them available and more well known.