Quartz in its purest form is colorless, but nature has mysterious ways of making a mistake into something spectacular. When a few iron atoms find their way into the chemical structure of quartz, the result is amethyst — a deep, rich purple variety ..
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you terrific tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today we feature "Diamond in the Rough" from Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin. The song is the story of a woman ..
Colored Diamonds Headline Romantic 'Lady Heart Collection' At LA's Natural History Museum
By: Kelly York
Just in time for Valentine's Day, an exceedingly rare collection of heart-shaped colored diamonds makes its debut tomorrow at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles (NHM). Each of the five diamonds featured in The Lady Heart Diamond Collection i..
1794 Silver Dollar Sells For $10 Million; Earns Top Spot As World's Most Valuable Coin
By: Kelly York
A 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, which was possibly the first of its kind to be struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, sold at auction Thursday for a record-breaking $10 million, according to Reuters. This is the first single coin to break the ei..
Epic 'Skywalk' Marriage Proposal Includes Fake TV Crew And Cameos By 150 Friends And Relatives
By: Kelly York
Traversing a labyrinth of skywalks in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich., Mark VanDyke delivered an epic marriage proposal to girlfriend Kelly VanSickle — with the help of a fake TV camera crew and cameo appearances by 150 of their closest friends and re..
British archaeologists are scratching their heads over the ancient sapphire ring featured in this post. They're having trouble dating this rare find because they've never seen anything like this before, according to the Yorkshire Museum, where this p..
For Release: Friday, January 25, 2013 Contact: Mark David or Stephanie Mitchen, 434.792.6561 Press Release Ben David Jewelers to Host Weddings, Vow Renewals on Valentine’s Day On February 14, 2013, Ben David Jewelers will be on..
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you super songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, we introduce you to a song that qualifies on all accounts. It's "Diamond Love," the first single released by New York City..
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter headlines our blog again today, and it's not because we want to chime in on whether the diva's stirring rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Monday's presidential inauguration was sung live, lip-synched or enhanced by a ..
It was worth the wait. In a ceremony delayed more than three months by an NHL lockout, the Los Angeles Kings finally raised their first Stanley Cup championship banner to the rafters of the Staples Center and claimed their hard-earned Tiffany & C..