Francesca Cartier Brickell’s book on Cartier talks up semi-precious stones, as do Victoria Lampley Berens of jewellery consultancy The Stax and Sophie Howard, founder of By Pariah By Pariah’s ...

Marilyn Monroe may have sung Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend in the 1953 movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, but the hypothesis is being questioned by the popularity of semi-precious stones.

Jewellery enthusiasts are gravitating toward pieces with multi-dimensional finishes, coupled with the resurgence of semi-precious stones. One of the most striking shifts in jewellery design this ...

Should a top-grade tanzanite that is worth more than a diamond be considered a precious or semi-precious stone? And if a 1ct sapphire is the same price as a 5ct opal, which is a better buy?

Luxury spas around the world are semi-precious stones into treatments. Jan. 4, 2013— -- intro: Crushed pearls and spun gold are no longer just for jewelry. Luxury spas around the world are ...

[China.org.cn] A venue to host exhibitions of precious and semi-precious stones and crystals, as well as arts and crafts made with them, opened Tuesday in Beijing. The Dong Xing Luxury Stone ...

That led Ohio Caverns Manager Tim Grissom to make a roughly 5,000-mile trip to Soledade, Brazil, a small desert town that supplies semi-precious stones to buyers from all over the world.