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Birthstone Spotlight: March Aquamarine

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AquamarineAquamarine is one of my favorite gems. Of course with me, talking about my favorite gemstones is like asking a parent about their favorite child—whichever one I’m thinking about or talking about at the moment is the favorite. Still, aquamarine is right up there in my true favorites.

Aquamarine—one of the many faces of beryl

One of the interesting things about aquamarine is its true rarity—due to the unique trace minerals that have combined with its underlying base mineral, Beryl, to produce its beautiful blue tone…

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John And Laura Ramsey – Best In The Field Of Gemstone Jewelry

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Gems cut by John Ramsey are shown in the prime museums such as The American Museum of Natural History, The Smithsonian Institution, The Royal Ontario Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, The Canadian National Museum, and many others. The top class gemstone jewelry by John and Laura Ramsey has always been a product of their combined efforts. Mrs. Laura Ramsey has an amazing ability for designing, and Mr. John Ramsey is highly renowned for his exceptional gem cutting skills and great techniques.

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History of the Sancy Diamond

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While many of us have heard of famous diamonds such as the Hope Diamond (45.52 carats), residing as a premiere attraction in the Smithsonian, and the Koh-I-Noor Diamond (105.60 carats), displayed in the Tower of London, few people are familiar with the Sancy Diamond.

Sancy Diamond 2The Sancy diamond has a long, mysterious and passionate history. The larger of the two diamonds that carry the Sancy name, it weighs 55.23 carats and is of a pale yellow color. The shield shape (pear) was said to be discovered before the year 1570. It is named after the French Ambassador to Switzerland Seigneur de Sancy. He was the owner during the last years of the 16th century. But the stone’s history runs deeper. The legend has it that Charles the Bold, also the Duke of Burgundy, owned the diamond. As fate would have it the gem was lost in battle about 1477.

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Tourmaline the Rainbow Gem

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tourmaline colorfulIt is interesting that both opal and tourmaline are associated with many colors. In the instance of opal there are many colors within one stone. In the instance of tourmaline there are many stones—each with its own color. Of course, to complicate matters, there are tourmaline gems with multiple colors—lots and lots of colors—all within one stone, just presented differently to the eye than opal.

No wonder the most often-used nickname for tourmaline is The Rainbow Gem. Tourmaline comes in so many colors and so many shades of each color that it is a favorite of collectors. Many serious gem collectors have separate tourmaline collections within their overall collection.

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Birthstone Spotlight: August Peridot

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peridot-august-birthstonePeridot is one of my favorite gems, not only for its beauty, but because there are so many interesting stories regarding peridot through the ages…

One of the earliest peridot mines to be exploited is the Egyptian Island of Zeberget in the Red Sea. My friend and mineralogical guru from years gone by, Dr. Peter Bancroft, did some “rock-hounding” for peridot on the island many years ago. At the time, he was allowed there as a co-traveler of Dr. Edward Gubelin the famous Swiss gemologist…

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Birthstone Spotlight: July Ruby

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Rubies ruby mogok thailand john laura ramseyAs a true ruby aficionado, I’ve been just waiting for July to roll around the calendar. As young gem dealers Laura and I spent months in Thailand early on in our careers. Among our missions there, learning about ruby was towards the top of the list. Over the years we’ve spent months (perhaps years) in Southeast Asia dealing in rubies and enjoying every exciting and even every frustrating minute of it.

Based on price per carat and price per stone, ruby is probably the king of all colored stones. On a price per stone basis there may be some good competition with emerald. This may well be due to the fact that emerald comes in bigger sizes than ruby.

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John and Laura Ramsey Offer An Elegant Collection of Gems and Jewelry

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John and Laura Ramsey are famous personalities serving the jewelry industry for many years. They are recognized faces to television home shopping audiences in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. Through their program, they educated clients on important information about gems. They followed a unique approach to educate clients on each aspect and this style of bringing information to the audience found great success with their viewers. They are passionate about enhancing jewelry collectors experience. Both John and Laura insist on quality and fair dealing with the customers.

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The Beauty and Lore of Aquamarine by Laura Ramsey

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As a personal favorite, Aquamarine is high on our gemstone list. John and I have acquired and designed, respectively, many incredible Aquamarines for collectors throughout the years. Its remarkable beauty has won over so many that it became the alternate birthstone for March.

John and I have always had a fascination and direct connection with Aquamarine.   Traveling to Brazil for 35 + years has brought us to the Aquamarine mines directly. Thousands of carats of fine Aquamarine have passed through our hands to find their way into major collections.

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John And Laura Ramsey Are Highly Skilled At Converting Exotic Gems Into Attractive Jewelry Pieces

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John and Laura Ramsey are counted amongst the most respected names in the field of gemstone jewelry. Having a rich experience of almost four decades in the industry, they are able to offer their clients the best jewelry designs. Both of them are familiar faces to the television home shopping audiences in countries like The United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Owing to their excellent knowledge and educational style of providing information to the viewers, it took them no time to ensure the success of their program. Presently, they are catering to the jewelry needs of a large segment of customers including private customers as well as famous celebrities. The Ramseys have even authored three books based on gemstone jewelery, particularly for gem collectors and gem connoisseurs worldwide.

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