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Straight answers on identifying, pricing, choosing and caring for natural gemstones — written for buyers in Pakistan, with the Urdu names you already know.

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Topaz and Citrine for November: Katlang Pink, Treated Blue and Heated Quartz What every November buyer should ask before paying for a golden stone Topaz and Citrine for November: Katlang Pink, Treated Blue and Heated Quartz Born in November? You get two warm, golden stones to pick from. Topaz is the traditional birthstone, and citrine, a yellow quartz some peopl… Read December's Blue Stones: Tanzanite, Feroza and Lajward Side by Side Three blues, and three very different things to check before you buy December's Blue Stones: Tanzanite, Feroza and Lajward Side by Side No month has more choice than December. Tanzanite is the modern pick, added to the list in 2002. The older lists give turquoise, which every… Read Feroza Ring for Men: Which Finger, Silver or Gold, and What It Costs Gem Notes Feroza Ring for Men: Which Finger, Silver or Gold, and What It Costs If you walk into any gem shop in Karachi and ask what men wear, feroza will be near the top of the answer. Most men here set it in silver an… Read Yemeni or Iranian Aqeeq? How to Tell Them Apart and What Sets the Price Gem Notes Yemeni or Iranian Aqeeq? How to Tell Them Apart and What Sets the Price Here is the thing most sellers won't tell you: Yemeni and Iranian aqeeq are the same mineral, chalcedony. In Pakistan, "Yemeni" normally mea… Read Gomed (Hessonite): Who Wears It, and How to Tell a Real One Rahu's stone, its customs, and the checks we use at the counter Gomed (Hessonite): Who Wears It, and How to Tell a Real One Gomed is hessonite, a garnet that runs from honey to cola brown. In Vedic astrology it belongs to Rahu, and it is traditionally worn during… Read Choosing a Neelam Ring for a Woman: Colour, Size, Shape and Setting How we help customers pick a blue sapphire that suits the hand and the reason Choosing a Neelam Ring for a Woman: Colour, Size, Shape and Setting When a customer asks us for a woman's Neelam ring, we start with one question: what is it for? After that, colour comes first. A clear mediu… Read Choosing a Tasbih Stone: Aqeeq, Feroza, Dur-e-Najaf and More Gem Notes Choosing a Tasbih Stone: Aqeeq, Feroza, Dur-e-Najaf and More If your tasbih will be in your hand every day, the most practical stones are aqeeq (agate), dur-e-najaf and tiger eye. They are hard, they k… Read Swat, Zambian or Colombian Emerald: What Really Sets Them Apart Colour, clarity, treatment and the truth about origin claims Swat, Zambian or Colombian Emerald: What Really Sets Them Apart In broad strokes: Swat emeralds tend to be small, intensely green and full of inclusions. Zambian emeralds lean bluish green and are often c… Read Real Gemstones Under Rs 5,000: What Is Worth Your Money Gem Notes Real Gemstones Under Rs 5,000: What Is Worth Your Money A modest budget goes a long way with genuine stones, as long as you pick the right kinds. Agate, tiger eye, hematite, jasper, moonstone, ame… Read Reading a Gemstone Lab Certificate: A Section-by-Section Guide What each line on a lab report means, and how to make sure it describes your stone Reading a Gemstone Lab Certificate: A Section-by-Section Guide Of everything on a gemstone lab certificate, three things matter most: what the stone is, whether it is natural, and whether it has been tre… Read Birthstone Gifts for Eid and Weddings: How to Choose and When to Order A personal stone for Eidi, the bride, the groom and the elders Birthstone Gifts for Eid and Weddings: How to Choose and When to Order A birthstone makes a personal Eid or wedding gift because it is about the person, not the occasion. Find out their birth month, choose that… Read Silver or Gold for Your Gemstone Ring: How to Choose the Metal Colour, daily wear, budget and tradition, one at a time Silver or Gold for Your Gemstone Ring: How to Choose the Metal When someone at the counter asks us whether to set their stone in silver or gold, we ask three things back: what colour is the stone, how ha… Read Finding Your Ring Size at Home: Three Easy Methods A ruler, a strip of paper and a few minutes is all it takes Finding Your Ring Size at Home: Three Easy Methods If you want an accurate ring size at home, the best method is to take a ring that already fits the finger in question and measure its inside… Read

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