The Nina Wynn Jewelry Gazette

Find the story behind the stones you wear. This gemstone encyclopedia brings together 28 guides to the gemstones, jewelry materials, mineral formations, and crystal surfaces in Nina Wynn’s current catalog....

Also spelled drusy: a coating of tiny crystals. Understand the material, matrix, finishes, and care.

A crystal-lined cavity formation. Learn about the rim, matrix, mineral contents, and exposed surfaces.

Soft pink manganese carbonate, often banded. Choose a design with its care needs in mind.

Quartz with individual internal patterns. Separate the host’s identity from unconfirmed inclusion names.

Brassy iron sulfide. Explore its metallic texture and the importance of keeping jewelry dry.

Black and green trade appearances. Understand chalcedony, color treatment questions, and construction.

Silicon carbide with lively fire. Compare it clearly with natural and laboratory-grown diamond.

A deep blue rock mixture. Understand pyrite flecks, calcite, treatments, and careful cleaning.

Gray feldspar with directional blue-green flash. Learn what to look for in movement.

Steel-gray metallic luster. Distinguish the mineral from manufactured look-alikes and magnetic trade names.

Apple-green chalcedony with a soft glow. Explore identity, color, polish, and care.