Also called Disthene, the name Kyanite is derived from the Greek “kyanos,” meaning blue. The most popular varieties display intensely beautiful colors reminiscent of top Ceylon and Kashmir Sapphires. Although the name Kyanite has been used since 1789, Kyanite was...

Discovered in California in 1902 (some sources say around 1877), Kunzite was named after Tiffany’s legendary gemologist and famous gemstone author, George Frederick Kunz. Kunz described this durable pink gemstone as having two distinct properties: “phosphorescence” where Kunzite, in this aspect...

Kornerupine (also known as Prismatine) was discovered in Fiskernaes, Greenland in 1884 and was named after the Danish geologist and explorer Andreas N. Kornerup (1857-1881). It is a rare gemstone well known for its pleochroism (different colors seen from different...

Jasper is an opaque and fine grained variety of Chalcedony Quartz. It is typically found in red, yellow, brown or green colors and generally has spots. Its name comes from the Latin word for Jasper “iaspis,” meaning “spotted stone,” which...