Under the Loupe - The Gallery Gems Journal

Valentine’s Day gets marketed like love is one emotion. Soft pink. Sweet hearts. Safe romance. But real love isn’t one vibe — it’s a spectrum. Sometimes it’s gentle and h … read more

Most people think garnet is red. That assumption has done more damage to garnet’s reputation than any mall jewelry counter or birthstone chart ever could. Because garnet isn’t a stone.It&r … read more

✦ The Gemstone With an Expiration Date Some gems are rare.Tanzanite is finite. Born from a geological fluke beneath Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzanite exists in one place on Earth — a tiny two-square- … read more

December has three birthstones…but only one of them looks like it swallowed a laser beam. Blue Zircon is the brilliant blue nobody sees coming — a natural gemstone that gets so heavily mi … read more

✦ The Underrated Flame Forget polished perfection — Spessartine burns.It’s not the gem that glitters politely under chandelier light; it’s the one that still glows after the fire&rsq … read more