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June’s Traditional Birthstone Made More Accessible

Though the Pearl is often worn as the birthstone for the month of June, the traditional birthstone is Alexandrite but seeing an Alexandrite ring, pendant or set of earrings is a pretty rare occurrence because the naturally mined gem is very hard to come by.
Though natural Alexandrite is incredibly beautiful and makes for a wonderful [...]

Shop Loose CZ Clearance to Save

If you use loose cubic zirconia and lab created gems, you’re probably already familiar with PehnecGems excellent wholesale prices on loose cz gems. PehnecGems is the online leader in wholesale sales of loose cubic zirconia, loose lab created rubies and blue sapphires, and loose simulated alexandrite. What many of our customers haven’t discovered is the incredible savings [...]

Chameleon Alexandrite Changes Colors

A variety of the mineral chrysoberyl, natural alexandrite is a chameleon gem, changing color with the light. In bright daylight, alexandrite appears green, but turns a rich wine red under incandescent lighting. Chrysoberyl gets it usual yellow to yellow-green color from the presence of iron. It is the presence of chromium in the chemical mix [...]