The Jewelbox

Happy Independence Day! 🎉 The Jewelbox is CLOSED for observance today & tomorrow, reopening per our usual schedule on Tuesday, July 7th.

Pictured: Bezel-Set London Blue Topaz and Ruby Rings. Available on our website!

Happy Birthday, America!

Rutilated quartz does not need to be enhanced, but with an onyx backing—OH! To DIE for! 💀

This fascinating pair of specimens stun in 14k yellow gold settings, which emphasize the depth of the stones, making this tableau both beautiful and slightly otherworldly.

Sphene is a ✨spectacular✨ stone!

The only form of gem-quality titanite, sphene is a zodiac stone for Libra, Sagittarius, and Ta**us. Sphene is thought to aid in clarifying thoughts and balancing emotions.

More practically, sphene is used in geochronometers (benchmarks that use radioactive decay to measure geological age) and thermobarometers (minerals used to measure pressure and temperature during rock formation), due to the fact that that sphenes are slightly radioactive!

Explaining some of the metaphysics, perhaps.