

Rocks On: Pink’s popularity boosts morganite (Zoma Color in the news!)
Rocks On: Pink’s popularity boosts morganite By Brecken Branstrator April 24, 2015 Morganite, a member of the beryl family, comes in hues...


Aquamarine
Aquamarine is the blue variety of the gem species beryl and is the sister to emerald and morganite. The literal translation for...


Amethyst
I am Amethyst, handmaiden to the goddess Diana. Many centuries ago, I was caught in a bitter quarrel between the gods. Protecting me...


Colored stone jewelry trends for 2015
2015 will bring us many new trends that are sure to delight the eye. As evidenced by the recent Golden Globes, big dangling earrings...


Oh my it's cold outside!!! What your jewelry needs to know about the cold.
With the cold snap that many of us are feeling this week, my frozen fingers decided to type about how the cold can affect colored stone...


Fantasy Cuts
Ever since I was a kid visiting Idar-Oberstein, Germany, once the cutting capital of the world, I have been fascinated by fantasy cut...


Peridot
We are oftened asked where in the world the best peridot material comes from. Usually we get these questions around this time of year...


Orange
We've always liked orange here at Zoma Color. Our favorite orange is captured in Spessartite Garnet. Spessartite is a brillian gem...


Jedi Spinel
Recently we read an article about a relatively new spinel find in Myanmar. These red spinels are dubbed "jedi" spinels via a Star Wars...


Brasil
With the World Cup in Brazil, we thought we would focus on a beautiful stone that comes from the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. ...