The Cameo Jewelers - Chardon, OH

10/21/2026

A gentle reminder: You are a gift to the world.

Go ahead and indulge in some well-deserved self-gifting this October. With up to 60% off select in-store items, you can bring home the brilliant sparkle you deserve without waiting for a special occasion.
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10/21/2026

10/20/2026

Crystal ball amulet with golden head of Hathor

Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy, c. 743–712 B.C.

From El-Kurru, Northern Sudan (Kingdom of Kush). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 21.321

10/20/2026

Gachalá Emerald : One of the most valuable and famous emeralds in the world

The more pure green color the emerald displays, the more valuable it is. Its color is caused by impurity atoms of either chromium or vanadium, which are incorporated into beryl crystals as they grow.

Read More: https://www.geologypage.com/2020/01/gachala-emerald.html

10/20/2026

Andalusite is strongly pleochroic: tun it and you see green, brown and red from different directions.

Long shapes like ovals and emerald cuts tend to show one color in the center and a darker one at the ends. Rounds blend them into a mosaic. It is tough enough for most jewelry, yet still little known to gem buyers.

Gem Library:

https://www.gemsociety.org/article/andalusite-jewelry-and-gemstone-information/

Photo: 4.49 ct andalusite, Brazil. © The Gem Trader, used with permission.

10/20/2026

This rock-crystal heron was made in Milan’s Saracchi workshop around 1580. Gold, enamel, cameos, and garnets dress the bird for princely company, while actual heron feathers—since renewed—add a bit of stunning realism. Such animal-shaped vessels ranked among the treasures of Archduke Ferdinand II’s Kunstkammer, where costly materials and the formidable skill required to work them were part of the attraction. Rock crystal herons can still be identified in his collection’s 1596 inventory.

Centrepiece, so-called Heron, by the Saracchi workshop, rock crystal with gold, enamel, cameos, garnets, and heron feathers (renewed), 23.7 × 29.3 × 16.4 cm, c. 1580. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Kunstkammer, inv. 2238.


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10/20/2026

10/20/2026

Chrysoberyl : One of the world’s most expensive Gemstone

The ordinary chrysoberyl is yellowish-green and transparent to translucent. When the mineral has a good pale green to yellow colour and is transparent, it is used as a gemstone.

Read More: https://www.geologypage.com/2020/10/chrysoberyl-one-of-the-worlds-most-expensive-gemstone.html

10/20/2026

Carnelian or sard? It’s a matter of degree. 🧡❤️ Sard is russet-colored, or deep dark brown with a reddish-orange tinge. Remove the brown and you have carnelian. The amount of iron oxide influences the color range.📸: Jim Brace-Thompson

10/20/2026

Sphene (titanite) has a fire that exceeds diamond's, plus rich body colors and strong trichroism.

Iron and rare-earth elements give the usual yellows, oranges, browns and greens. Chromium makes the rare, intense green "chrome sphene." It is softer than many popular gems, so set it protectively and it makes a wonderful jewelry stone.

Gem Library:

https://www.gemsociety.org/article/sphene-jewelry-and-gemstone-information/

Photo: 3.42 ct round sphene, Madagascar. © ARK Rare Gems, used with permission.