I talk a lot about why jewelry “ingredients” matter and emerald demonstrates one of the many “facets” of this topic. While on the “hard” side of the Mohs Scale, Emerald naturally has inclusions that can make it brittle. A designer who knows their jewelry ingredients can set it in a ring that really protects this rare gemstone.

Emerald has doppelgängers! These are gorgeous emerald-hued stunners that are more attainable: garnet and tourmaline!

Emeralds are wildly gorgeous and rare - and the rarest of these have few inclusions.

Tsavorite garnet and chrome tourmaline are more abundant at a larger size and have fewer inclusions.

I love gemstones for their inclusions and emerald inclusions are like a uniquely beautiful walk through Mother Nature's garden!

A Mother's Day Gift Guide with jewelry, thoughtfully designed by women such as Jolly Bijou, Hargreaves Stockholm, Debra Navarro, JFine, and Margherita Burgener.

I talk a lot about why jewelry “ingredients” matter and emerald demonstrates one of the many “facets” of this topic. While on the “hard” side of the Mohs Scale, Emerald naturally has inclusions that can make it brittle. A designer who knows their jewelry ingredients can set it in a ring that really protects this rare gemstone.

Peridot is the only gemstone that shares the same origin as diamond: deep in the Earth's mantle (a-la lava and meteorites), not in the crust. It's also one of the earliest recorded gemstones mined in history. It was the “gem of the sun” to Egyptians and to ancient Romans it deterred jealousy. On the topic of Rome, you'll see Dubini Jewellery's authentic ancient coins, set off by the juicy hues of peridot.

This week on All The Brilliants I celebrate Power Woman Dorothy Hodgkin with a jewel by Ornella Iannuzzi. Both women were inspired by the formation of crystals!

On a shocking note, Nobel Prizes have been awarded to 866 men, compared to 54 women. 3 women won for physics and 5 women for chemistry. Dorothy is one of those five. I can’t wait for this ever-growing wave of incredible women in STEM to overwhelm the Nobel Committee culture in ways they will soon be unable to deny!

There is also a lot of science packed into this month's jewelry wardrobe theme: Color Changelings. You will NOT want to miss the beautiful science behind the jewelry ingredients in the work of Cora Sheibani, Dubini Jewellery, and Loren Nicole.