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5 Unique Gemstones You Need to Discover
Gemstone jewelry is a beautiful way to add color and texture to your ensembles. While diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires are beautiful stones, there are a variety of other precious and semiprecious gemstones that are used in jewelry designs. Adding pieces with these gems to your jewelry box can help you create looks that will truly stand out in a crowd. Here are five beautiful, unique gemstones for your consideration:
African Opal – Today, Australia produces 97 percent of the world’s opals, but the Down Under nation wasn’t always considered the leader in opal mining. African opals were once highly prized, and today, the legendary African Queen is still a beautiful choice for jewelry designs. African opals come in a variety of colors, and you can see some of their beautiful details in pieces like our Copper Tree Branch Ring with African Opal and our African Opal Necklace.
Copper Tree Branch Ring with African Opal
Apatite – Apatite is a semiprecious gemstone that comes in a variety of shades; however, its pale turquoise blue variety is one of the most popular. Many people believe that wearing apatite can help you feel more motivated, so perhaps wearing our Apatite Wire Wrapped Fine Silver Earrings to the office will help you complete that project by the deadline! Even if not, pieces like our 14k Gold-filled Scroll Wire Wrapped Drop Earrings with Apatite are a wonderful way to add a pop of blue to an outfit.
14k Gold-filled Scroll Wire Wrapped Drop Earrings with Apatite
Chrysoprase – A type of chalcedony, chrysoprase is a gemstone that is found in Australia, eastern Europe, Brazil and the western United States. The stone occurs in a range of beautiful green tones, but unlike emeralds, chrysoprase gems have a sleeker surface and less shine. This makes their color the focal point of jewelry designs like our Chrysoprase 14K Gold-Filled Tear Drop Earrings and our Hammered Fine Silver Bracelet with Chrysoprase.
Chrysoprase 14K Gold-Filled Tear Drop Earrings
Lepidocrosite – A very unique gemstone, lepidocrosite was not discovered until the early 19th century when it was isolated from a metallic ore mined from the Czech republic. The gem is a mix of iron oxide and hydroxide and occurs in an array of tones. We are most inspired by the lavender varieties of lepidocrosite, which are found in pieces like our Lepidochrosite Bronze Ring and our Lepidochrosite Sterling Silver Pendant. The color of the gemstone is so unusual that you can be sure people will ask you about it whenever you wear a lepidocrosite piece.
Lepidochrosite Bronze Ring
Prehnite – With its minty green color, the prehnite gemstone never fails to attract attention. Its pearly finish adds to its beauty and makes it a beautiful addition to jewelry. After prehnite was discovered during the late 18th century, the gemstone became associated with love, making pieces like our Prehnite Hammered Copper Chandelier Earrings and our Prehnite Sterling Silver Ring romantic gift ideas for occasions like anniversaries, Valentine’s Day and birthdays.
Prehnite Hammered Copper Chandelier Earrings
You can find many other pieces with African opal, apatite, chrysoprase, lepidochrocite and prehnite in the John S. Brana Handmade Jewelry collection. Shop our entire collection now to bring some new color to your wardrobe.
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