Underrated Gemstones: 5 Colored Stones NOT getting the credit/appreciation/recognition/ they deserve

[@virginiagill5902]

I love when I’m wearing my favorite necklace and someone comments, “That’s a pretty amethyst.” Then I take it off and show them it’s actually a bicolor sapphire that just looks purple. Makes me smile every time.

[@lindanorris2455]

RIGHT ON.

[@jennifermcguire8867]

My grams had a 2 ct Russian Alexandrite that she wore everyday. It was bought in the 80’s. My auntie has it now. Such a beautiful play on color.

[@LalaBhai-r8w]

Hi

[@Jack-er6wi]

What’s that gotta do with the 5 underrated gems lol

[@kreole7376]

i honestly never liked citrine until i bought a gorgeous light champagne coloured citrine ring and im hooked.fits perfectly with my dark skin.

[@LouElisabeth]

My engagement ring is a teal sapphire, and I love it! Such a gorgeous stone.

[@EldritchAnanke]

I've known about Paraíba Tourmaline for many years but never imagined ever seeing one. Then one day I walked into one of my favourite jewellery shops and there it was, almost hidden in a corner of a display case. it came home with me.

[@susanhammond5300]

Mate, you will find them on Gemporia.com online and on TV!

[@susanhammond5300]

Gems tv that is ..;))

[@melaniemaniscalco2060]

My taste is far, far outstripped beyond my budget. Ah, well.

[@witatter1]

Tourmaline is the secondary birthstone for October. When my daughter was deployed to Afghanistan she bought some stones for me. One was a flawless 4ct dark green (think blue spruce) tourmaline.

[@herbiethekat3637]

Now some months have secondary birthstones. I think it has to do with people not interested in the originals. I worked at Macy’s in the bridge jewelry dept. we would have special sales on birthstones. I remember pearls didn’t sell much even the colored ones.

[@bierjip1]

@@herbiethekat3637 And birthstones were invented by jewelers around 1900 to stimulate sales...

[@kimberleefeist2238]

I LOVE the Zircon! When my husband asked me to marry him I designed the engagement and wedding rings. I used a London Blue Topaz for the center stove and flanked it on either side with a diamond cut colorless Zircon giving it a traditional 3 stone look. I used 2 ropes intertwine for the my bands. For hubs I designed a Sailboat face flanked by anchors and an inlay of 2 ropes intertwined. Yes (if you're wondering) I was in jewelry sales in the past and wanted something totally different from what I used to sell. Don't forget that Zircon does come in other yummy colors like sunset, red, brown to name a few. It's my favorite natural alternative gemstone to diamonds.

[@kathykroener6328]

Nice list. Zircon really is underrated. I have an antique engagement ring that is almost 200 years old. Belonged to my grandmother. When she died, my father discovered someone had pried the diamond out. He gave me the ring. It had beautiful scrollwork. I am a December baby, so he had a blue zircon set in it for me. I still have it. After all these years it is still beautiful.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Thank you for sharing.

[@blacksorrento4719]

I like that you are bringing coloured gemstones to the fore👍👏. I have worn an Australian teal blue sapphire as my engagement ring for 49years, love how they are becoming very popular in their own right. I have a Malawi rhodolite garnet ring that is more often than not, mistaken for a ruby. Also have a colour change lavender blue spinel from Vietnam, which never ceases to amaze me, it’s like having two rings in one. I have the most gorgeous seafoam blue zircon from Cambodia, along with a honey red zircon. All these gemstones are 2cts or more and absolutely beautiful, and didn’t break the bank. Diamonds play second fiddle to the main event which are the stones mentioned above, never bought into all the propaganda hype over diamonds, nothing rare about them at all. Now with these semi precious gems, each one is unique.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

I still appreciate diamond, but yes, I love all the beauty and variety that come with gemstones. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@danielm5535]

One story I love is the Black Star of Queensland (the largest Star sapphire known)- because at the time they didn’t realize sapphires came in black- spent a few years as a doorstop.

[@Renazuki]

Garnets are way underrated - so many pretty colors. Deep blood red, bright greens and shockingly orange. A gorgeous stone all around.

[@Dovey12]

I think the beryls are my favorite gem family. They’re versatile! You have goshenite, emerald, bixbite, morganite, all sorts! Goshenite was used in some of the first eyeglasses! I adore this gem family

[@AlbaMinor]

I really think smokey quartz is underrated. I understand why, most people don't find brown a very appealing colour in a gemstone, but in just the right shade, in a piece of yellow or red gold jewelry, it's absolutely beautiful.

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

I have a bracelet of cubes of smoky quarts. It was a gift from my mother, and it looks like a string of shiny chocolate squares. It's beautiful.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

You're right. in the right piece with the right stone, it is very pretty and probably underrated.

[@gnarbeljo8980]

Agree! There are stunning modernist pieces in Scandinavia, often silver statement pieces to die for. I made my mum a collier of smoky quarts cubes and softly oval sweet water pearls in subtle shades of brown to gold and purples, and she gets compliments left and right whwn ahe wears it. Also a lovely stone for cufflinks for him. Also with rutile inclusions. A gemstone for elegant minemalists and fans of single statements. Oh and brunettes! ❤️

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

@@gnarbeljo8980 that sounds like a beautiful piece of jewellery. Spoken as a brunette! 😁

[@josephalexandergemmell9979]

years ago, i bought from a japanese dealer some smoky quartz beads. they have the BEST fire, hints of amethyst. the right smoky quartz can be really beautiful!

[@SeabassFishbrains]

The tsavorite garnet is really pretty! My favorite stone hasn't changed though, alexandrite is still my favorite, some people think it's ugly because it can look muddy under certain lighting but to me those natural, imperfect alexandrite stones are the most beautiful.

[@paulacharman]

I have always wanted a pink sapphire ring, but now that I’ve learned that garnet (my own birthstone) can be found in pink, I may have a change of heart. Thank you for this video.

[@rhodessarabe5517]

I have natural pink sapphire from mogok myanmar. Untreated natural pink sapphire that i want to sell.

[@causticchameleon7861]

I love the green garnets and green amethyst stones. Would even love those in an engagement ring.

[@dnwr5224]

Amethyst is purple quartz, in green it is called prasiolite,

[@causticchameleon7861]

@@dnwr5224 that’s it. Could not for the life of think of the proper name. Thank you

[@birdlover7776]

JTV jewelry has green amethyst-Praisiolite- in rings. I particularly like the halo style rings !

[@LRWdesign]

Ametrine. I love the purple and yellow mix. I also think topaz is underrated as well.

[@melaniemaniscalco2060]

Why is it that one never sees golden topaz? It's my birth stone, and it's supposed to be frightfully expensive.

[@madelynl.5351]

Yay! Tsavorite is also my absolute fave. We must be in a company of two.

[@Southphxgal2023]

The Tudors new what they had in those days. I found out in most cases the darker & size f stone is the most expensive. I like the London Blue Topaz, Tanzanite and dark pink Tourmaline and dark greens.

[@DisHammerhand]

As a long time rockhound and gem enthusiast I am familiar with all of these. I love the corundum group for it's colors and durability -especially the star stones. I would love to have a watermelon tourmaline necklace. Gems with more than one color in them are magical to me.

[@shadowmihaiu]

Zircon is my hands down favorite. I have about 30 of them in my collection from "white" to red, deep green, champagne, yellow, blue. They have such amazing fire, and they are heavier than most other stones.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Good choice!

[@angelaackerman8934]

I just got a gorgeous colorless zircon heart ring for Valentines. It is so sparkly.

[@jenniferholden9397]

I am lucky enough to have a beautiful Alexandrite, my daughter is called Alexandra so when she turned 21 I gave it to her.

[@Jenny-tl7gk]

I started off my jewellery career in a high end jewellers, i saw columbian emeralds and flawless D coloured diamonds... my favourite gemstone is agate, i find all the different varients of agate fascinating especially when you get varients such as moss agate which can look like a mini piece of art 😍

[@hybridgoth]

Agates are definitely underrated, Personally, I really like some of the plume agates, especially those showing a good contrast with richly coloured inclusions in otherwise highly translucent material.

[@Nirual]

I love tourmaline! The green/pink combination is beautiful.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Agreed.

[@Sianehta0]

My engagement ring has a big spessartine garnet on it - specifically for its orange vibrant color. I hesitated a long time with orange sapphire but couldn't find a ring I liked enough - and fell in love with the spessartine 😍

[@andreah6379]

Thank you for Zircon. I use Zircon in place of pricey diamonds! Love the colors, too. Some aqua blue/green Zircon goes so well with Aquamarines which I am working with now. And thank you for introducing other lesser known beautiful gemstones to us.

[@insidiousfleen356]

Was waiting to hear Spinel. My fav by far

[@YourAverageJeweler]

It is a good one!

[@tsugima6317]

My parents went to Brazil and brought me a ring they were told was aquamarine. Jeweler said it was a spinel. Were they ripped off? This was in the 60s.

[@vibekeisabelbennthomsen7885]

I totally agree with you. I have a special love for demantiod green garnets, spinels and some of the more silky stones. Knowledge really pays in this field of joy. Thank you.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Glad to hear you enjoyed the video.

[@mayorofduckburg5189]

Going to look for zircon! I didn't know much about them but that color is sublime

[@harmonizn]

Zircon is so beautiful. Even in rough form. Thank God I have facet and rough.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Zircon is my favourite. It’s older and rarer than Diamond.

[@sandamaliekulasekeraa2128]

Cubic zirconia is the cheapest and the most useless stone dear White Sapphire is much much better than this

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

@@sandamaliekulasekeraa2128 - did I mention Cubic Zirconia?

[@donaldknerr3623]

@@sandamaliekulasekeraa2128 No

[@lindanorris2455]

@@sandamaliekulasekeraa2128 3 DIFFERENT ANIMALS HERE.

[@lindanorris2455]

DID NOT HEAR THE MAN ZIRCON AND CUBIC ZIRCONIA ARE TWO DIFFERENT STONES. ZIRCON IS A REAL GEMSTONE. CZ IS NADE IN A LAB!!

[@TracySmith-xy9tq]

I just bought a rhodolite garnet ring. Also love sapphires, especially green, and also tourmaline.

[@llee8325]

Garnets are amazing...And you can't treat them. All natural.

[@marieny4748]

Love Morganite and Kunzite as well.

[@VondaInWonderland]

Indeed! 2 of my favorites too ♥

[@lindanorris2455]

I CLEANED MY PEACH COLORED MORGANIT RING WITH WINDEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STIPUD! STUPID! STUPID! NOW ITS SKY BLUE PINK IN COLOR. STUPID! STUPID! STUPID me!

[@VondaInWonderland]

@@lindanorris2455 Woah, no way! I use Windex all the time. Thank you so much for the heads up ♥

[@VondaInWonderland]

You're not stupid btw, you just didn't know ♥

[@UDLTUBE]

I just discovered your channel and love it, they way you demystify gems is wonderful. I'm going to look over all the videos and see if you've done one on Hematite. Thank you for sharing this wealth of knowledge.

[@jennifercarriger6168]

My favorites gemstones are all of the ones that play with light, regardless of rarity or price. These would be Labradorite, moonstone, opal, fire agate, sunstone, rainbow obsidian and fire obsidian, iris quartz, alexandrite, and color changing corundum. Anything with asterisms are pretty cool and I have recently had a fascination with optical spar as you can use it to navigate and I feel it might be useful when I go foraging in the Adirondack woods.

[@Pensacolavixen]

Pink and Lavender spines are gorgeous.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Agreed!

[@lucaspothakos1127]

Parti Sapphire is absolutely amazing!! One of my personal favorites!

[@Mscoloraturakae]

I have a 2 carat canary sapphire on a yellow gold band flanked by diamond baguettes for my engagement ring. It’s an eye catcher. Very unique and showy. Love me some sapphires.

[@yumizukiyunan6302]

I love peridot gemstones the most. Some of them have a really bright shade of green that is even more so than an emerald or jade.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

There is nice peridot out there. Can be hard to find though.

[@Seriphina]

LOVE peridot! Green is my favorite color. I really wish I had been born in august instead of March.

[@gnarbeljo8980]

I do too. The ideal everyday gem for someone with green eyes, and or red hair. And just lovely with a really warm 22 ct gold.

[@kamanama3671]

I don't go for diamonds if I won the lottery I would buy a two and a half carat peachy-pink non-heated non-treated Sri Lankan Padparadscha sapphire. Stunning...

[@YourAverageJeweler]

They are beautiful!

[@gnarbeljo8980]

Incredibly feminine, soft and warm gemstone. I’m personally a sucker for star safires and star ruby cabuchons. Doesn’t need elaborate design, simpler is better and good specimens never lean toward tacky. So much of the midern diamond industry (and fakes) is just tasteless tese days, not the stones but the way they are used, set, etc.

[@prettybird1978]

These are all my favorites! I want a zircon, sapphire, tourmaline, garnet, and spinel in every color. I am on my way to having that in my collection. Honestly I don't think I could choose.

[@julieh9679]

They are all incredibly beautiful. I didn’t realize that they all come in so many other colors.

[@angelaackerman8934]

I just got a beautiful colorless zircon ring . It is sparkly too! I collect rocks. Nd minerals so I knew about the stones he mentioned. I like to see him feature the many colors of beryl and . Andalusite is a fabulous gem also. So many natural gems that aren’t thought about.

[@DDIII3]

I pretty much nailed it. Tourmalines? Check... Spinel and garnet? Check and check. I was happy you started with Zirconia for all the reasons you stated. I've read that cubic zirconia is actually a lab stimulant of natural zircon, thus the name, even though it's marketed as a diamond simulant. I was surprised you included sapphires, but I agree that the variety of colors and bi-colors are largely unknown. Great list of amazing natural gemstones that should be more popular. Sub'd.

[@dawnsalois]

i like the tourmaline that shows its pleochroism, I have a ratty blue to navy tourmaline, that will reflect back yellow and green fire depending on angle of light. I have 2 Namibian color change garnet-red to blue. The only way there is any blue in garnet, only in this single location, color change garnet shows blue.

[@patrickkyteler5585]

Big fan of the "fancy" sapphires, especially purple or violet sapphire. If you hold up one next to an amethyst, you can see the difference. The purple sapphire has more sparkle. Chrome tourmaline can match top quality emerald or tsavorite for vibrancy of the green color with better clarity (especially compared to emerald) at a lower price. Cobalt neon blue spinel, sigh..., I want one, that is all I'm going to say.

[@michellego8214]

I have blue sapphire and star sapphire. I wanted to buy watermelon tourmaline or paraiba tourmaline. I am really obsessed with gemstones and im glad i subscribe to your video, i learned a lot.

[@chantelmcskimming6633]

Good info! Thank you. I love colored gemstones -- the bicolor tourmaline is really cool!

[@YourAverageJeweler]

It really is!

[@Jesster78]

I see someone mentioning grey spinel-- we have some "platinum" spinel and it's just gorgeous!

[@sherrizanoli1398]

I love all of the stones you have mentioned. I am currently wearing a 2ct brilliant cut blue zircon solitare. I am a sucker for turkish diaspore and sphalerite too. I do love my danburites too .

[@aniwhitgift637]

Spalerite belongs within the realms of Royalty, the gem is simply divine.

[@sherrizanoli1398]

@@aniwhitgift637 It is beautiful.

[@shaeparker5604]

I love Jaspers. There are so many and they are all so beautiful and earthy.

[@zinknot]

Tourmaline is certainly very unique and attractive. It really stands out. I didn't know about zircon being the most shiny. I wish the diamond fad ends and people are more interested in the more beautiful, unique and rare stones.

[@shybardspeakeasy5008]

I love this! I wish I would have found this channel sooner! So nice to see others are interested in learning and appreciating these gems! Garnet and tourmaline have always been favorites!

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Welcome aboard!

[@michellefey3741]

Sapphires come in any color but RED. Why? It's then a ruby. Same base mineral, but there's one mineral compound that makes it a ruby. I learned this in 8th grade chemistry class, and it made me want to be a gemologist/jewelry designer. I also can tell the difference between a blue topaz and an aquamarine, and between a garnet (my birthstone) and a ruby.

[@dnwr5224]

It’s not even technically a chemical compound, just the simple element chromium

[@tjricks4369]

I really liked the tourmaline and the green garnet.

[@prettybird1978]

My husband and I, chose custom star saphire rings as our wedding rings. I love them! I also just bought a lovely 1 carat yellow sapphire, clean and a beautiful cut. It sparkles so beautifully.

[@brandonnickerson8934]

Nice video. That watermelon tourmaline pendant is beautiful. My birthstone is garnet. I didn't know it was available in different colors. A recent one I have fallen in love with is lapis lazuli. The history, and third eye chakra energy is fascinating. As a boy in school, King Tut also fascinated me. It's used in his death mask, falcon pectoral, vulture. Cleopatra even crushed it for eyeshadow. It was more valuable than gold.

[@gnarbeljo8980]

And crushed lapis lazuli was used in Europe for the oilpaint reserved only to the Madonnas robes back in the day. Strict legislation on these, the most expensive color for more than centuries, actually thousands of years. I’ve an Egyptian silver choker with a stylized lapis eye pendant I love, gifted to me many years ago.

[@brandonnickerson8934]

@@gnarbeljo8980 Thanks for the info. That eye pendant I'm sure, is beautiful. Seems like lapis is a very underrated stone given it's long standing history and striking beauty.

[@Poecilia1963]

I love zircon, though I can only afford to work with tiny ones. Spinel also, though it's pricey too. I have a new passion for chrome diopside.

[@SuesPilesOfShame]

Oh, I thoroughly enjoyed this video, especially that I was watching in anticipation of which 5 stones you would mention....and I have all 5 in my rings collection . Brilliant channel by the way, you should have far more subscribers. Thank you for your knowledge and enthusiasm.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Thanks! Hopefully will get there on the subscribers.

[@cheriremily9360]

I love garnet and tourmaline. I enjoy working with these stones.

[@patmaughan37]

I like peridots. Peridot is my birthstone and it has a fascinating history.

[@lynnecartwright3976]

Me too...its also my birth stone..

[@VondaInWonderland]

My favorites at the moment are Bixbite and Alexandrite. I've been wearing my new 5 1/2 ct Bixbite on my hand since I got it, it's such an amazing color that I haven't swapped out. I keep an Alexandrite around my neck to prove to my kids when I can't see, if it's blue, I'm blind, lol ♥

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@chasecarlson4900]

The endless localities, colors and sizes of tourmaline has made it my absolute favorite! While I greatly love the entire color range of corundum nothing beats tourmaline and it’s fascinating pleochroism

[@libertyprime69]

As a gem enthusiast, thanks for making these videos, man.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Glad you like them!

[@majortom1164]

I have many gemstones from tiny diamonds to quite large amethysts, prasiolites and topaz. My favourite is a 1.04 ct Titanite with amazing trichroism

[@awhite3747]

Zircon is one of my all time favourite stones. I think, though, that Sphene (or Titanite) has to be my top.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Sphene is another lively one!

[@tsugima6317]

The most beautiful stone ring I ever saw and coveted was a dark pine green emerald cut tourmaline set in gold. I was ten years old and have never forgotten it for 65 years.

[@charlesmcdermott6139]

The huge red stone in the Imperial State Crown of England is a spinel. Spinels are also in the Crown Jewels of Russia. Also, garnets are very popular in jewelry in Russia.

[@meganchristine9525]

The beautiful, underrated Tourmaline, is one of my favorites for sure 😍

[@monicark2030]

Being a member of a forum specialized I precious stones and metals, it always made my mind that good precious metal and hardness is my thing, there are lovely garnets, sapphires and so on, but I hate to take off my jewelry to take a shower or do the dishes.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Pragmatism has an important place in jewelry.

[@joandavies1885]

Right now I'm watching the video in mute. Since I'm in the sitting room and guys are watching TV😅 Let me tell you a funny story of mine. I grew up in the Philippines in a remote area where no electricity, running water. Where everyone is poor that the school don't even have a school ID 😅 and growing up I only knew Gold, Diamond and Pearl 😅 So my family moved to a bigger town. And entering high school 1st yearn high school and theirs 11 sections for freshmen and all those sections were indetify as precious and semi precious stones. And I was shocked and felt so stupid 🤣 So, my class section is called Topaz. And I told my self if ever I get married I'll ask for a Topaz as my engagement ring. And yes 11 years later I got engaged with Topaz stone . My husband suggested other stone. Tanzanite is one of the stone he suggested and Tsavorite since his Kenyan. But I declined and stick to my blue Topaz🤩 And now been married for almost 11 years🤩

[@reginaromsey]

Garnet in all its colors, but the deep red and the oranges are my favorites.

[@pamelakilponen3682]

Tourmalines are my favorite. I have a couple from San Diego.

[@amymandeville8342]

Saphhires and tourmaline are my favorite gems. Indicolite, in particular, has gotten really hard to come by and it's insanely expensive when you do find it.

[@iamnoone348]

I also like Iolites and Labradorites.

[@gabriellewear13]

That Watermelon Tourmaline was everything! 🍉🖤

[@romonaelrod7870]

My favorite gem stones are green Helenite,Rubies,and blue Topaz.

[@julieandre5785]

I love them all, can’t wait to make earrings. Thank you for the info

[@YourAverageJeweler]

You are so welcome!

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

The music gave me a splitting headache. Otherwise, amazing video!

[@deborahduthie4519]

What you wrote, must have made a difference because the volume of the music is so low now

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Sorry to hear that. I have made adjustments in my videos after this.

[@aniwhitgift637]

@Justin TimberFlake I concur.

[@sasahurban]

thas exactly what i tought right from the begining. i would also question the choice of the music. with jewelery i would asociate more calm and elegant tunes. it is an informative video though.

[@toughtimes6596]

Love sapphires! I have a black sapphire I have worn daily for 20+ years

[@jumpforj0y107]

I love tsavorite garnet so much. It's fascinating to think about how small chemical changes can cause a DRASTIC color change. I'm SO glad that yt put you on my recommended page!

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Glad you are here!

[@DDIII3]

Tsavorites are what emeralds hope to be when they grow up.

[@monas.6839]

Watermelon tourmaline and tanzanite are my favorites. If I could afford a dark blue/purple tanzanite, I’d prefer that over a diamond any day.

[@gusmonster59]

I have a smokey citrine ring. No one has ever guessed what it is. I am no a fan of diamonds. I adore sapphires and tourmalines. I have a few garnet rings -all deep red. I even have a raw garnet my mother dug herself while on a trip to Alaska. IT seems they a were all over the place up there.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Thanks for sharing!

[@snow40741]

Love sapphires...would like to find one in a tennis bracelet and deep golden citrine!

[@miriamyakobi7014]

Thank you for a wonderful video! Allow me to add a few remarks: Padparadsha sapphire is one of the exquisite gems,and, of course,Demantoid Garnet is The Most expensive stone together with Alexandrite! 😊

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Thanks for sharing!

[@llee8325]

OMG! ... My two favorite stones! But in reverse order...Demantoid being first...Real vintage demantoid. I used to work with a lady who came in with a 4 carat, emerald-cut stone as a pendant, and it was mesmerizing, like looking into the heart of a forest! I asked her what it was, she didn't know, but it was a gift from her grandmother. I asked if her grandmother was Russian, & she said yes. I told, "If that stone is what I think it is, you should have it appraised & insured. You have a small fortune around your neck"... It was a unique experience.

[@LMmemories]

I am proud of myself. There where no surprises for me. Love them all.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

great to hear!

[@beverlyramsahai8503]

Great video very informative and the comments are so interesting to read. Thanks I’m a gem lover and you have peaked my curiosity. Thanks so much.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Glad you enjoyed it!

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[@bellakaldera3305]

You didn't mention that Garnets can have asterism, one of my favorite rings is a star garnet, I often wear it with a black star Sapphire ring on the adjacent finger.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Yes, that is a very cool characteristic. Thanks for sharing.

[@BoldontheAT]

My son and his fiancee just used Sunstones for the engagement ring. They mined the stones themselves.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Very interesting. I'm sure they are very special to them!

[@manfrommaine]

The Western mountains of Maine are amazing. The rocks are loaded with gems and our waterways have plenty of gold!

[@YourAverageJeweler]

A lot of rich history.

[@brettster3331]

Hi Andrew, I am watching a lot of your videos ! I just wanted to say that concerning Tsavorite Garnet, that I have read it is used for most smaller stones as Emeralds in jewelry. It is one of my favorite stones as well.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

Larger Tsavorite can be hard to come by. It is a great gemstone! Thanks for watching.

[@nadiadv22]

I have ring with beautiful green demantoid garnet from Russia, and people think it is large green diamond. This garnets are very rare, have a large color spectrum. Actually more shiny than diamond. There are rare color changing garnets. And my favorite is sphene (Christmas stone).

[@paranormalsoulcircle3176]

I have a beautiful chunk of tourmaline and it is blackish dark green and then flashy lighter green with yellow flashes as well I made a nice necklace out of it.

[@robingibson9557]

I thought zircon was cubic zirconia and never even looked at them. Thank-you for the lesson!

[@paprika1951]

Shout out to tanzanite - before the mines ran dry. What I saw in later years wasn’t worth the blood and tears. But the old stuff, mmmm!

[@dnwr5224]

Since when did the mines run dry? A man found a 3 million dollar chunk in the last year. Just because there’s been a shift away from TanzaniteOne doesn’t mean people still aren’t mining…

[@deborahduthie4519]

I had a beautifully cut but more colours and really flashy ring. So much prettier as hard as a Diamond or so close that it doesn’t matter, and not cheap either. I did cost more than a diamond engagement ring.

[@hybridgoth]

I'm glad to see zircon getting some well deserved appreciation here, i have a particular fondness for them and have collected more than I'll probably ever get around to cutting, cat's eye and star zircons are my favourites, however, the propensity of cutters to facet zircons over cabbing them seems to reduce the availability of chatoyant or astirated gems in the market. I honestly can't remember the last time i saw a cat's eye zircon for sale. As far as garnets are concerned, I've recently been drawn to the gorgeous blue colour change garnets coming out of Madagascar, absolutely stunning stones.👌

[@Trth1707]

Tourmaline, I had no idea it was so beautiful, the watermelon tourmaline , wow.

[@YourAverageJeweler]

It really is!

[@lizmurphy5994]

I love colourful, sparkly gemstones, and as the price is greatly driven by demand, which coloured gems are less in favour right now and therefore a bargain? (and yes I am British hence the u in colour). Thanks for these fab set of videos too.

[@tamsmith6751]

Sapphires are Heavenly.....I think 2 of the most underrated gemstones are the Citrine and The Aquamarine which are both beautiful stones.

[@birdlover7776]

Love those!

[@herbiethekat3637]

I love star sapphires so interesting. My sister had white sapphire earrings. My mom had garnet earrings, it was her birth stone. So many gems out there. There is one called mystic sapphire I think. I know it’s mystic, it white like an opal but it has specks of different colors. I’m not sure it’s a sapphire.