Aquamarine, like Emerald, belongs to the Beryl family of gemstones and is found mainly in the Americas, Africa, China, East Asia, Ireland, India, Pakistan and Russia.
Large flawless aquamarine gemstones are not uncommon and it is a very popular gemstone for all kinds of jewellery.
Angelite is a trade name for polished forms of Anhydrite which is a common stone but not commonly used in jewellery at present. Read more »
Amethyst is a purple hued crystalline quartz mineral. The colour is created by iron and or manganese impurities in the quartz. Read more »
Unlike most gemstones Amber is not a stone but tree resin exuded from trees millions of years ago and is a type of natural/organic plastic.
Amber has been highly prized as a material since prehistoric times, examples of Amber jewellery have been found from the Stone Age and is thought to be one of the earliest traded commodities. Read more »