{"id":444,"date":"2023-04-28T19:16:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T19:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/?page_id=444"},"modified":"2023-07-01T07:59:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T07:59:58","slug":"blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"444\" class=\"elementor elementor-444\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d251e8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d251e8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52991b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52991b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blogs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a8720 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"13a8720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:40,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;prev_next&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-posts.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-951 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/peridots-story\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/peridot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-962\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/peridot.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/peridot-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/peridot-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/peridot-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/peridots-story\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPeridot&#8217;s Story\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Peridot\u2019s Story About two thousand years ago, under the light of a full moon, a small group of sailors landed on the shore of the tiny Island of the Serpents in the Red Sea. Their attentionwas caught by glowing olive green crystals in the volcanic earth. At dawn\u2019s first light, the glow turned to a sparkle.\u00a0In the capital city of Thebes, Egyptian royalty immediately fell for the mysterious gem:\u00a0Pliny tells of the first specimen presented to Queen Berenice around 300 BC in his Naturales Historia, and many historians have speculated that at least some of the \u201cemeralds\u201d worn by Cleopatra<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/peridots-story\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Peridot&#8217;s Story\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-926 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/the-mogok-story\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mogok-story.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-931\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mogok-story.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mogok-story-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mogok-story-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mogok-story-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/the-mogok-story\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Mogok Story\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Mogok Story At the beginning of time, so the legend goes, the giant serpent Naga laid three eggs. From the first egg came the King of Pagan. From the second, the Emperor of China. And from the last egg, all the Rubies. For more than 2000 years, the Mogok Stone Tract in Upper Burma &#8211; an isolated area, where mountainous jungle and deep valleys form a natural border with the Shan Plateau, and the Kyatpyin, Kathe and Luda Valleys enclose the major mining areas &#8211; has been renowned as a source of excellent rubies and\u00a0spinels, among other stones. Some<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/the-mogok-story\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Mogok Story\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-869 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/five-legendary-spinels\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/legend.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-877\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/legend.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/legend-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/legend-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/legend-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/five-legendary-spinels\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFive Legendary Spinels\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Five Legendary Spinels A popular clich\u00e9 declares, \u2018it is what it is\u2019. This simple assertion, once named the \u2018clich\u00e9 of the year\u2019, seems merely to state\u00a0the\u00a0obvious. In the case of the spinel, however, there\u2019s something seriously wrong with this small bit of conventional wisdom. Five legendary Rubies. These are not what they are. They are, in fact, spinels. Many of these \u201cTitled Spinels\u201d as they are known, have fascinating histories that go back thousands of years. From the Samarian Spinel that supposedly adorned the Golden Calf of the Israelites in the Sinai Desert, to an engraved Moghul Dynasties chronicle in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/five-legendary-spinels\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Five Legendary Spinels\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-842 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/gem-renaissance-spinels-21st-century-revival\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/header-renaissance.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-858\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/header-renaissance.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/header-renaissance-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/header-renaissance-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/header-renaissance-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/gem-renaissance-spinels-21st-century-revival\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGem Renaissance &#8211; Spinel&#8217;s 21st Century Revival\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Gem Renaissance \u2013 Spinel\u2019s 21st Century Revival Here is the story of a sleeping beauty. After seeing the spinel, it would be a challenge to understand how this vibrant stone stayed overlooked for so long.\u00a0 When Gemcal began introducing the spinel to the American market at the 1996 GJX in Tucson, we encountered raised eyebrows from many. These days, the spinel is no longer the ruby\u2019s poor stepsister. \u201cLooks like a ruby, but at a tenth of the price\u201d is no longer a true statement: along with their popularity, the price of spinels has soared. In many ways, the ruby<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/gem-renaissance-spinels-21st-century-revival\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Gem Renaissance &#8211; Spinel&#8217;s 21st Century Revival\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-771 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/five-majestic-spinels-jewels-from-mongol-to-modern\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/five.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/five.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/five-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/five-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/five-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/five-majestic-spinels-jewels-from-mongol-to-modern\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFive Majestic Spinels Jewels &#8211; From Mongol To Modern\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Five Majestic Spinels Jewels \u2013 From Mongol To Modern Exploring Badakhshan the ancient part of the Timurid Empire, Marco Polo mentioned \u201cfine and valuable Balas Rubies\u201d he could not stop admiring. \u00a0Most probably named after the Barlas tribe who were remnants of the original Mongol army of Genghis Khan. These colossal rubies were actually spinels, stones that had already been capturing the hearts, imaginations &#8211; and treasuries &#8211; of kings and queens for thousands of years. Emperors of the ancient Persian Timurid dynasty prized large, high-quality polished spinels for their beauty and their value; they also considered these stones to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/five-majestic-spinels-jewels-from-mongol-to-modern\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Five Majestic Spinels Jewels &#8211; From Mongol To Modern\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-737 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/spinels-in-medicine-harbor\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSpinels In Medicine Harbor\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Spinels In Medicine Harbor Sometimes it\u2019s good to remember the old days. Back in 2001, even though it was the dawn of the new, modern century, Burma was still relatively isolated. There were few tourists, mining was mostly done by traditional methods, and transportation was crude. Here\u2019s an account of our first trip to Namya\u2026 We didn\u2019t know where we were going. With no official maps, we had to put our faith in the hands of our guide. Frantic GPS sessions were taking place near every small village on the way. We did try to get the names of these<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/spinels-in-medicine-harbor\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Spinels In Medicine Harbor\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-694 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/trip-to-mogok\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tTrip to Mogok\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Trip to Mogok Mogok has always been an important source for gems, probably the finest in the world. However, the people of Mogok, miners, dealers are fascinating just as much. Enjoy the following snaps of Mogok everyday life. These are the people who discover the most marvelous nature\u2019s creations. No doubt that the beauty they find daily is reflecting on their own.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/trip-to-mogok\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Trip to Mogok\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-681 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/agta-ja-add-spinel-as-official-august-birthstone\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/agta.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-689\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/agta.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/agta-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/agta-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/agta-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/agta-ja-add-spinel-as-official-august-birthstone\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAGTA, JA Add Spinel As Official August Birthstone\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>AGTA, JA Add Spinel As Official August Birthstone In June 2016 the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) and Jewellers of America (JA) added spinel as an official birthstone for the month of August. While this modern list of birthstones was devised during a meeting of the (American) National Association of Jewellers in Kansas City in 1912, ancient cultures have always believed in a connection between gemstones, the zodiac and the cosmos. In Hindu astrology, the spinel is associated with the planet of Saturn, as well as the sun and August\u2019s fiery sign of Leo; the spinel\u2019s celestial properties include the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/agta-ja-add-spinel-as-official-august-birthstone\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about AGTA, JA Add Spinel As Official August Birthstone\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-652 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/spinels-on-the-block-record-spinels-auctions\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/record.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-666\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/record.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/record-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/record-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/record-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/spinels-on-the-block-record-spinels-auctions\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSpinels On The Block- Record Spinels Auctions\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Spinels On The Block- Record Spinels Auctions In 2015, Bonhams, a leading luxury auction house in London, set a record with the sale of a spinel that hadn\u2019t been seen in 98 years. The plum-colored, 50.13-carat Hope Spinel from the renowned Hope Collection was last spotted at auction in 1917, where it sold for about US$ 120,000 in today\u2019s currency. Bonhams expected the spinel to fetch around US$ 300,000: a bidding war brought the final price for the plum-colored stone to US $1.4 million \u2013 an unprecedented US$ 30,000 per carat.\u00a0 Richard W. Hughes, the prominent gemologist, has compiled information<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/spinels-on-the-block-record-spinels-auctions\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Spinels On The Block- Record Spinels Auctions\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-610 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discovery\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/an-endless-hallway-with-reflective-mirrors-the-asscher-cut\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/header-asscher.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-624\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/header-asscher.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/header-asscher-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/header-asscher-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/header-asscher-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/an-endless-hallway-with-reflective-mirrors-the-asscher-cut\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAn Endless Hallway With Reflective Mirrors: The Asscher Cut\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>An Endless Hallway With Reflective Mirrors: The Asscher Cut \u00a0 As Leonardo da Vinci once noted, simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. The truth of this statement shimmers in every angle of the Asscher Cut. The meticulous proportions in this simple Step Cut are the key to its incredible reflective mirrors effect, making it a classical, everlasting cutting design. The cut bears the name of an old and celebrated Jewish family from Amsterdam, led by Joseph Isaac Asscher. As early as the 16th century, Amsterdam was known as a center for diamond polishing. Thanks to an extensive trade network with Portuguese<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/an-endless-hallway-with-reflective-mirrors-the-asscher-cut\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about An Endless Hallway With Reflective Mirrors: The Asscher Cut\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-297 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-adventures\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/the-spell-of-grey-spinel\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spell.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-306\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spell.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spell-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spell-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/spell-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/the-spell-of-grey-spinel\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Spell Of Grey Spinel\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Like the most magnificent thunderstorm, the Grey Spinel dazzles with its moods, a range of chic, elegant shades, its tones and enthralling\u00a0warmth. If you are tired of flamboyance and looking for balanced sophistication, Grey Spinel is the answer. The cool, contemplative\u00a0shades of grey will clearly keep you apart from madding crowd of everyday colors. \u00a0Unlike the meditative emptiness of white nor the aggressive depressive black, grey is right in the rational,\u00a0mature center. \u00a0And yet grey gemstones have had less exposure in jewelry; although the first historically known diamonds were grey or black, due to the lack of cutting technology, almost<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/the-spell-of-grey-spinel\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Spell Of Grey Spinel\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-264 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-discovery\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/lustrous-fiery-zircons\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zircon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-272\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zircon.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zircon-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zircon-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zircon-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/lustrous-fiery-zircons\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLustrous, fiery zircons\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Zircon\u00a0(Zirconium Silicate ZrSiO4). Mohs hardness: \u00a06.5 &#8211; 7.5 Refractive Index: \u00a01.777 &#8211; 1.987 Lustrous, fiery, and considered to be among the oldest minerals on earth, the Zircon is one of the most fascinating gemstones in existence. Known for its durability, as well as its resistance to chemical attack, scientists have called the Zircon, a \u201ctiny time capsule\u201d, describing it as \u201cthe most reliable natural chronometer that we have when we want to look at the earliest part of Earth history.\u201d The intriguing history of a Zircon begins with its formation: formed by crystallization from a magma or in metamorphic rocks,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/lustrous-fiery-zircons\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Lustrous, fiery zircons\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-222 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/blue-zircon-and-the-red-horn-rhino\/\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_and_the_Red_Horn_Rhino_banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-231\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_and_the_Red_Horn_Rhino_banner.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_and_the_Red_Horn_Rhino_banner-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_and_the_Red_Horn_Rhino_banner-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Zircon_and_the_Red_Horn_Rhino_banner-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/blue-zircon-and-the-red-horn-rhino\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBlue Zircon And The Red Horn Rhino\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>How do you think you\u2019d feel \u2013 wearing one of the oldest stones on planet Earth? A gem described by Hindu poets as the ultimate gift to the gods? A jewel that can almost be described as alive?This jewel is the zircon. Known in ancient times as the Zargun or \u2018the Golden One\u2019, Zircon has been here forever, and is one of the oldest known objects on earth &#8211; a tiny fragment of zircon discovered in Western Australia is 4.4 billion years old! To put that into perspective, Earth itself is believed to have formed only about 150 million years<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/blue-zircon-and-the-red-horn-rhino\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Blue Zircon And The Red Horn Rhino\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0294ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a0294ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blogs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/444"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2894,"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/444\/revisions\/2894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}