Capelli La Vita Issue 4

Other varieties of Beryl include Aquamarine and Emerald, in fact morganite was even once called "Pink Emerald" and "Rose Beryl". With all rare gems, a lot of hard work goes into removing tons of soil and rock to reveal the high quality stones hidden below. Morganite mining is mostly done with basic mining techniques by locals living nearby to the gem deposit.

Obtaining the most desired colours in usable sizes can be extremely difficult and requires highly experienced gemstone dealers and cutters to select and cut the best quality stones that are worthy of setting into jewellery.

Morganite usually shows its best colour in large stones not generally well suited for rings or earrings. Well saturated stones in smaller sizes are very rare and seldom seen at local jewellery stores and gemstone dealers. In fact high quality smaller stones will fetch a higher price per carat than a large stone of similar quality. Most of the gem morganite available are a very light shade of pink, in fact sometimes appearing colourless or a dusty brown. The most valued hues are a well saturated soft pink similar to the petals of a lotus flower and of course the beautiful slightly orangey peach similar to a Rose Champagne, which we describe as "Champagne Peach". As with most coloured gemstones small inclusions and imperfections can be expected, the most important characteristic to consider when buying Morganite is its colour and then secondly the clarity. A stone may have inclusions but if they are only visible under magnification and very faintly visible to the naked eye then most of your concern should be with the stones colour.