Gem Journal
Learn the stone before you buy it
Straight answers on identifying, pricing, choosing and caring for natural gemstones — written for buyers in Pakistan, with the Urdu names you already know.
Price guide Nephrite Price in Pakistan: Colour, Translucency and Fair Value
Nephrite is one of the two minerals sold as jade, and it is the one most buyers in Pakistan will meet. It is tough, calm-looking and usually…
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Gem Journal · Feroza Feroza Benefits: What Tradition Says and What the Stone Can Actually Do
Ask ten Pakistani families what feroza is good for and you will hear ten versions of the same answer: it keeps the wearer safe, it brings su…
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Gem Journal · Pearl Real or Fake Moti: How to Check a Pearl Before You Pay
A pearl is one of the easiest gems to imitate and one of the easiest to check, provided you know which question you are asking. "Is this a r…
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Gem Journal · Moonstone Moonstone Benefits: Chandrakant in Tradition and in Daily Wear
Moonstone is the stone with the moving light inside it. Tilt it and a soft blue or silvery glow drifts across the surface, like moonlight on…
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Gem Journal · Peridot How to Wear Peridot (Zabarjad): Finger, Metal, Day and Setting
Peridot, called zabarjad in Urdu, is the green stone Pakistan has a real claim to: some of the cleanest peridot ever found came out of the m…
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Gem Journal · Tiger Eye Real or Fake Tiger Eye: How to Check a Chashm-e-Babri
Tiger eye, sold in Pakistan as chashm-e-babri or simply tiger stone, is not an expensive gem, and that is exactly why people assume it is ne…
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Gem Journal · Bloodstone Bloodstone Price in Pakistan: What You Are Paying For
Bloodstone, also called heliotrope, is dark green chalcedony scattered with red spots of iron oxide. It is one of the more affordable natura…
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Gem Journal · Purple Sapphire Purple Sapphire Price in Pakistan: How Jamuni Neelam Is Valued
Purple sapphire, often called jamuni neelam in Pakistan, is corundum, the same mineral as blue neelam and red yaqoot. It has the same hardne…
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