Design Details

Purple Garnet, Pink Tourmaline & Diamond Earrings
18K Yellow Gold
2 Purple Garnet Cushion 13.96 ctw. (11.00x11.00mm) - Natural
2 Pink Tourmaline P/S 3.47 ctw. (10.00x7.00mm) - Heated
98 Diamond Rd 1.36 ctw. (F+/VS+)

Unique Design Traits

Incredibly brilliant and vibrant purple garnets are expertly matched, example of top quality garnets in this color range.

Brilliant pink tourmalines that complement each other in their tone. The feminine colors of the gemstones are further accented with 18K yellow gold mounting.

These earrings are the perfect gift for any gemstone lover.

Gemstone Details

Garnet 

The garnet family of gemstones is scientifically classified as a "group," meaning that although the gems share the same atomic or crystal structure, they differ in their chemical makeup. For this reason, varieties of garnet will display certain distinct properties. Rarity of specific varieties within the group dramatically increases value compared to other garnets, such as demantoid, spessartine and tsavorite.

Garnet is the birthstone for January and the gift for the second wedding anniversary.

Tourmaline 

Tourmaline is a gemstone that comes in a seemingly endless variety of shades and colors and in fact can occur in almost every hue. Many colors have inspired their own trade names, such as the pink, red, purplish red and orangish red tourmalines known as ‘rubellite’, while dark blues, violetish blues and greenish blues are referred to as ‘indicolite’. The vivid green shade of tourmaline is known as ‘chrome’ although its color is usually attributed to vanadium, not chromium. Parti-color and watermelon tourmaline will display multiple color-blocked hues. 

First reportedly discovered in the 1500s by Spanish explorers in Brazil but mistaken for emerald; it took until the 1800s for scientists to distinguish it as the green variety of tourmaline. Its name even reflects this confusion, derived from the Sinhalese word toramalli, which means ‘mixed gems’. For centuries tourmalines have adorned the jewels of royalty. The Empress Dowager Tz'u Hsi, the last empress of China, valued the rich pink colors above all other gemstones. 

Recent discoveries of new hues in Brazil have propelled tourmalines’ popularity among gem and jewelry lovers, particularly the vivid blue of Paraíba tourmaline. Tourmaline is one of the few gems to be mined in the United States, with significant deposits found in Southern California. 

Tourmaline is a birthstone for October and the gem of the eighth anniversary.