The Nina Wynn Jewelry Gazette
Apatite Guide: Blue-Green Color, Durability, Care & Jewelry
Vivid blue-green color with moderate hardness. Consider beads, components, and realistic wear.
Turquoise Guide: Color, Matrix, Treatments, Quality & Care
Opaque blue to green. Understand matrix, treatments, source names, and gentle care.
Tourmaline Guide: Pink, Green & Multicolor Gems, Quality & Care
Pink, green, and multicolor gems. Compare a single stone or a considered color arrangement.
Topaz Guide: Blue & White Topaz, Treatments, Quality & Care
Blue, white, and other topaz colors. Understand treatments, cleavage, and cleaning.
Spinel Guide: Black & Colored Spinel, Quality, Care & Jewelry
Black and colored spinel. Compare polish, brightness, identity, and August connections.
Sapphire Guide: Blue & Fancy Colors, Quality, Treatments & Care
Blue and fancy-color corundum. Explore color choices, treatments, and regular wear.
Ruby Guide: Red Corundum, Treatments, Quality & Care
Red corundum. Learn how origin, heating, filling, and setting affect a jewelry choice.
Peridot Guide: Green Olivine, Quality, Care & Jewelry
Warm green olivine. Compare color, jewelry suitability, and August gift ideas.
Pearl Guide: Cultured Pearls, Luster, Quality & Jewelry Care
An organic gem with soft luster. Understand cultured pearls, shapes, treatments, and care.
Opal Guide: Play-of-Color, Doublets, Quality & Jewelry Care
Changing play-of-color. Compare solid opal, doublets, triplets, and construction-specific care.
Moonstone Guide: Adularescence, Rainbow Moonstone & Care
Feldspar with a moving sheen. Learn about adularescence, rainbow moonstone, and protection.
Garnet Guide: Colors, Varieties, Quality, Care & Jewelry
A mineral family beyond red. Explore colors, variety names, jewelry choices, and care.
