by Michael Pope | Jun 21, 2017 | Alexandrite, Birthstone, BLOG, Uncategorized
The controversial history of alexandrite dates back to Imperial Russia, where it was first discovered in emerald mines near the Tokovaya River in Russia’s Ural Mountains. Its Finnish discoverer initially mistook it for emerald before realizing it changed colors under... by Michael Pope | Jun 15, 2017 | Birthstone, BLOG, Moonstone, Uncategorized
June’s third birthstone, moonstone, was named by the Roman natural historian Pliny, who wrote that moonstone’s shimmery appearance shifted with the phases of the moon. The most common moonstone comes from the mineral adularia, named for an early mining site near Mt....