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BAND RING #1 AND #2 PRECIOUS STONE OPTIONS          
           
           
Garnet   Amethyst   Aquamarine  
           
           

Red in one of its purest, darkest hues

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  Gemstone Family
  Garnet
   
 

Colour

  A purple red
   
 

Crystal symmetry

  Trigonal
   
 

Origin

  Russia, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Tanzania
   
  Durability
  Mohs Hardness: 6.5 - 7.5
   
  Care
  Clean using soapy water and a soft cloth.
   
  History
   
 

Long thought of as the traveller's stone, ancient religious texts describe a single large garnet as being used to navigate Noah's ark at night.



 

Restrained, yet regal

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  Gemstone Family
  Quartz
   
 

Colour

  Violet, Purple
   
 

Crystal symmetry

  Trigonal; hexagonal prism
   
 

Origin

  Brazil, Russia, Canada, Sri Lanka, India, USA
   
  Durability
  Mohs Hardness: 7
   
  Care
  Clean with warm water and a mild soap.
   
  History
   
 

In medieval times, royal crowns and bishops' rings were studded with amethyst. The British royal scepter boasts a huge road amethyst, set for the coronation of James II (1633-1701), and another surmounts the sovereign orb.



 

Clean, without embellishment.

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  Gemstone Family
  Beryl
   
 

Colour

  Ranging from deep to pale blue due to iron or alumnium impurities.
   
 

Crystal symmetry

  Trigonal; hexagonal prism
   
 

Origin

  Brazil, Russia, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Madagscar
   
  Durability
  Mohs Hardness: 7.5 - 8
   
  Care
  Clean with warm water and a mild soap.
   
  History
   
  The word "aquamarine" originates from two Latin words, meaning "water" and "sea". In 500-300BC, sailors wore aquamarine amulets as they were believed to protect the wearer from dangers at sea, especially if the stone was engraved with Poseidon.
   


 
           
Ruby   Peridot   Blue Sapphire  
           
           

Casual luxury.

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  Gemstone Family
  Corundum
   
 

Colour

  Ranging from oxblood red to pale rose red.
   
 

Crystal symmetry

  Trigonal
   
 

Origin

  Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka
   
  Durability
  Mohs Hardness: 9
   
  Care
  Clean with warm water and a mild soap.
   
  History
   
  A popular Middle Ages belief was that ruby could warn its owner of impending danger by becoming dull and dark. The first wife of Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536) allegedly predicted her own disgrace by the blackening of her ruby.
   


 

Combines distinction with subtlty.

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  Gemstone Family
  Minerals
   
 

Colour

  Ranges from yellow-green to olive green, depending iron impurities.
   
 

Crystal symmetry

  Orthorhombic
   
 

Origin

  China, Pakistan, United States, Myanmar, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Australia, South Africa
   
  Durability
  Mohs Hardness: 6.5 - 7
   
  Care
  Clean using soapy water and a soft cloth.
   
  History
   
  An early Greek belief was that peridot had the ability to ward off evil spirits. However in order for it to do so, the stone needed to be pierced, threaded on the hair of an ass, and tied around the left arm of the wearer.
   


 

An established favourite, giving the wearer a broad scope.

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  Gemstone Family
  Corundum
   
 

Colour

  Blue
   
 

Crystal symmetry

  Trigonal
   
 

Origin

  Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India
   
  Durability
  Mohs Hardness: 9
   
  Care
  Clean with warm water and a mild soap.
   
  History
   
  In the beginning of the eleventh century, sapphire became a favourite stone for the rings of priests and clergymen, having previously been a preferred gem for the jewellery of medieval European kings.
   


 
           
White Sapphire   Tsavorite   Fire Opal  
           
         
           

A celebration of the absence of colour.

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  Gemstone Family
  Corundum
   
 

Colour

  White to colourless
   
 

Crystal symmetry

  Trigonal
   
 

Origin

  Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India
   
  Durability
  Mohs Hardness: 9
   
  Care
  Clean with warm water and a mild soap.
   
  History
   
  Currently the most popular gemstone for engagement rings, sapphire was worn by royalty throughout the ages as these stones signified wealth, wisdom and virtue.
   


 

A recent discovery.

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  Gemstone Family
  Garnet
   
 

Colour

  Light to dark green
   
 

Crystal symmetry

  Cubic
   
 

Origin

  Kenya, Tanzania
   
  Durability
  Mohs Hardness: 7 - 7.5
   
  Care
  Clean with warm water and a mild soap.
   
  History
   
  British geologist Campbell R. Bridge was exploring the mountains in the North East of Tanzania for gemstones, when he found some odd, potato-like clusters of rock. Inside these nodules were the gemstone we know as tsavorite.
   


 

A stone with a distinct personality, enhanced by its firey undercurrents.

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  Gemstone Family
  Quartz
   
 

Colour

  Red
   
 

Crystal symmetry

  Amorphous
   
 

Origin

  Australia, Brazil, Slovakia, Mexico, South Africa, United States
   
  Durability
  Mohs Hardness: 5.5 - 6.5
   
  Care
  Clean using soapy water and a soft cloth.
   
  History
   
  The Mayans and Aztecs called fire opal "quetzalitzlipyollitli", which means the "stone of the bird of paradise". This gemstone was used frequently in mosaics and rituals of the time.
   



 
           
Emerald   Pink Tourmaline   Hot Pink Sapphire  
           
           

An enduring stone.

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  Gemstone Family
  Beryl
   
 

Colour

  Grass green
   
 

Crystal symmetry

  Hexagonal
   
 

Origin

  Columbia, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Brazil, Egypt
   
  Durability
  Mohs Hardness: 7.5 - 8
   
  Care
  Clean with warm water and a mild soap.
   
  History
   
  In Roman times, emerald symbolised the reproductive forces of nature and the goddess Venus. Much later in 1609, Belgian physician and mineralogist Anselmus de Boodt praised emerald as a powerful amulet with the potential to prevent panic & epilepsy, cease bleeding, and cure fever and dysentery.
   


 

Effortlessly lighthearted.

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  Gemstone Family
  Tourmaline
   
 

Colour

  Pink
   
 

Crystal symmetry

  Trigonal
   
 

Origin

  Brazil, Africa, United States, Mozambique, Afghanistan, Russia
   
  Durability
  Mohs Hardness: 7 - 7.5
   
  Care
  Clean with warm water and a mild soap.
   
  History
   
  As this gemstone was fairly recently introduced into popular jewellery as an alternate birth stone for October compared to other stones, tourmaline has become a choice stone for New Age devotees, who believe that the mineral produces great swathes of psychic energy and neutralises negative energy.
   


 

A rich and saturated pink.

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  Gemstone Family
  Quartz
   
 

Colour

  Pink
   
 

Crystal symmetry

  Trigonal
   
 

Origin

  Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India
   
  Durability
  Mohs Hardness: 9
   
  Care
  Clean with warm water and a mild soap.
   
  History
   
  Throughout the middle ages, sapphire was used in medicine, as the gemstone was believed to have the ability to cure diseases of the eyes.