Read this post from The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) on Sapphire: here
August has three birthstones
August is one of three months with three birthstones. Read about the birthstones for August in this post from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) here:
Ruby is the birthstone for July
Read this post from the GIA: here
Three birthstones for June
The month of June is one of three months featuring three birthstones. Alexandrite, Moonstone, and Pearl. are the birthstones for June. Read a post about June birthstones from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) here:
There Still Time...
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May Birthstone
Emerald is the May Birthstone. Read this post by the GIA here:
Biden's Planned Tax Hikes May Affect Appraisal Industry
Read this interesting article in the Huffington Post on How Biden’s Proposed Tax Hikes may affect the valuation industry: here
Diamond-The April Birthstone
For those lucky enough to be born in April-Diamond is your birthstone. Read this article posted by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) : here
Aquamarine - The March Birthstone
Read an informative article by the Gemological Institute of America on Aquamarine here:
Amethyst - The February Birthstone
Read this article on the February birthstone from GIA: here
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from Boston Estate & Gem Appraisal with best wishes for 2021!
Hello December
Turquoise, Tanzanite, and Zircon are the December birthstones. Read about these beautiful gems in this post from GIA: Here
November Birthstones
Citrine and Topaz are the November birthstones. Read about them in this post from GIA: here
Opal & Tourmaline-October Birthstones
Read about the October birthstones in this post by GIA: here
Sapphire-The September Birthstone
Read an article on Sapphire from GIA: here
Ruby - July Birthstone
Ruby is the birthstone for July. Read this article on Ruby from the GIA: here
There are three birthstones for the month of June
June is one of only three months which have three (3) birthstones: Alexandrite, Moonstone, and Pearl. Read about these beautiful but very different gemstones in this post from the GIA: here
Emerald - Birthstone for May
Read this post from the GIA on Emerald: here
Happy New Year from Bostonega
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DeBeers Issues Synthetics Guidelines
DeBeers has created a synthetic diamond line called, “Lightbox”. Read more about the guidelines they have created for their retail partners selling synthetic diamonds in Rapaport’s online magazine, “Diamonds.net” Click here: