Recently, the US government decided to lift the ban on the importation of rubies and jade from Myanmar (Burma) that had been in place...

“A drop of the heart’s blood of Mother Earth” is how the ruby is described in the Orient. The Indians call the ruby Ratnanayaka, the lord...

Imperial Translucent Black Omphacite Jadeite Jade Carving of a Buddha Face Pendant Known to the Chinese people as ‘Mexican Green’, this...

99% of Rubies today are heated/treated in order to make them clear enough and red enough to sell in the gemstone market. Less than 1% of rub

The 'Star ruby' is a rare variety of ruby that exhibits an asterism; a six-rayed star that shimmers over the surface of the stone wh

Natural Unheated/Untreated Thai Black Star Sapphire Gemstone with Six Golden Rays. Black Star Sapphires are often found from Bang-Kha-Cha, C

These types of black jadeite materials consist of a multitude of different minerals mixed together into what is known as a ‘solid solution’

In feng shui, there are eight directions: north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west and northwest. Eight represents each of

Jadeite found to be in Black is in fact not a real Black. They are just too dark in green color and composed of jadeite in the form of short