Amethyst is the purple variety of the gem species quartz and has been a favourite amongst the world's royal family's for hundreds of years.

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Amethyst is the birthstone for February 

Emerald is the Green variety of the gem species beryl and is prized for its vivid green colouration.

Believed to have been first mined by the ancient Egyptians, it has been worn as a statement of wealth and power for thousands of years.

 Emerald is the birthstone for May

Opals are found in numerous locations across the globe and come in several different varieties. Many opals are prized for their unique optical phenomenon know as 'play of colour', which are the flashes of colour that dart across the stone.

Opal is the only gemstone that displays this spectacular phenomenon.
Opal is the birthstone for October

Quartz is one of the largest mineral family's, with over 30 gemstone varieties included in it.

As well as amethyst and citrine, other transparent quartz varieties include smoky, rose, lemon, and green quartz, as well as numerous translucent and opaque varieties such as agate, jasper, onyx, tiger's eye, and chalcedony

Tanzanite was discovered as recently as 1967 and is only found in Tanzania, in a very small mining area near the Merelani Hills. This violet to blue variety of zoisite was given its name by Henry Platt (president of Tiffany's at the time) in the early 1970's.  

Tanzanite is the birthstone for December

  Aquamarine is the blue variety of beryl and belongs to the same gem family as emerald and morganite. Its name comes from the Latin word for seawater and was often worn by sailors who believed the gem would protect them on their journey across the sea.

Aquamarine is the birthstone for March 

Garnet is one of the largest gemstone families on the planet. There are many different varieties of garnet and they come in an array of colours including green, red, pink, purple, colourless and orange.

Garnet is the birthstone for January

Pearls come in four varieties and many different colours, shapes and sizes. They have been used in jewellery and for ornamentation for thousands of years, perhaps longer than any other gem. Their timeless beauty and simplistic elegance make pearls a favourite of many.

Pearl is the birthstone for June

Ruby, dubbed the "king of precious stones" by ancient civilisations, belongs to the same gem family as sapphire, corundum.

Ruby remains one of the most sort after gemstones, adored across the world for its deepest red hues and lively pink tones
Ruby is the birthstone for July

Blue is usually the first colour that comes to mind when we think of topaz but few people know that it naturally occurs in an array of colours including yellow, brown, orange and colourless. Some of the rarest topaz colours include the 'Imperial' golden orange and the 'Sherry' reddish pink. 

Topaz is an alternative birthstone for November

Citrine is the yellow to orange variety of the gem species quartz.

Citrine gets its name from the Latin 'citrina' meaning yellow.

Citrine can also occur as a natural combination with amethyst, this gem is known as Ametrine.

 Citrine is the birthstone for November

Morganite is the pink variety of the mineral beryl, the same gem species as emerald and aquamarine.

Morganite is prized for its vivid pink to pastel salmon and orangey hues

Peridot is the gem quality form of the mineral olivine. Peridot was originally named Topazion by the ancient Greeks and Romans after the island it was mined on, Topazios, but this was changed in the 18th century when Topaz was given its name. 

Peridot is the birthstone for August

Sapphires come in an array of beautiful colours including blue pink, purple, yellow, orange, green and colourless. 

Padparadscha sapphires are a beautiful orangy pink hue, this colour variety gets its name from the Sinhalese word meaning Lotus Flower.
Sapphire is the birthstone for September

Tourmaline ​​and spinel come in a huge range of colours.

Between them they cover every colour of the rainbow, as well as some more unusual colours. Spinels misty grey tones and tourmalines striking Paraiba hues and bi-colour varieties are gems for true lovers of the unique and whimsical.