If you have siblings, you grew up with sharing and being fair with each other. And, if one of you wasn’t fair, oh boy, world war three...

The color of a perfectly ripe pear or the yellowish green of moss, Peridot has enchanted people since the Egyptians began mining it on an...

For so long, the apple green color of Peridot and the stripes of Sardonxy have been the birthstone for August, but a few years ago, there...

“Pearls are always appropriate.” Jackie Kennedy In last 100 years alone, Pearls have been a fashion must-have! They have adorned women...

“He who would search for Pearls must dive below.” John Dryden When we think of Pearls, the image of a round, white gemstone comes to...

“A woman needs ropes and ropes of Pearls.” Coco Chanel Pearls have always been a symbol of luxury and elegance. They embody the joy of...

“The Pearl is the queen of gems and the gem of queens.” Grace Kelly Pearls have adorned royalty and the elite since the dawn of time....

This Independence Day, the United States celebrates its 245th birthday (que the confetti)! What better way to honor the hard, and often,...

I have been watching a lot of Murder, She Wrote lately which is a fantastic 80’s tv show about a a woman mystery writer who solves murder...

The Summer Solstice has come to represent the beginning of Summer and a care-free time for us in our modern time. Ancient cultures have...

A detective often needs multiple breaks in the case to find out “who dunnit.” A Gemologist does too. Last week,...

It was sultry summer afternoon when a beautiful dame walked into my office. She had a beautiful oval shape, bright facets, and a deep...

Gemology can be a fascinating case of “who dunnit!” Trained Gemologist have a set of procedures and tests using general observation,...

I find that Gemstone identification is similar to being a detective. When first presented with a crime, the detective has a big list of...

Last week in my blog, I talked about how gemstones have families and focused on Beryl ( www.angelacisneros.com/post/all-in-the-family ),...

When you gather your family together, you can probably see of a host of ways that you are both similar and different. Gender, hair color,...

In America, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May, but is it just another “Hallmark” holiday trying to guilt you into...

Even if you haven’t been to the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. to see the Hope Diamond, you have likely heard of the Hope Diamond. The...

One of the great things about being human is that we get to choose how we want to express ourselves through our personal style! Besides...

I get asked why we give engagement rings most often by men who are feeling a little overwhelmed in picking out a ring, but it is an...