The Designer’s Gemstone Picks

Danielle incorporates gemstones with interesting inclusions, unusual colors and cuts into her jewelry. Here are some of her faves.

  • Necklace with a round, transparent pendant with gold-colored streaks, attached to a silver chain.

    Rutilated Quartz

    A specific variety of the mineral species Quartz, referring to the visible golden colored rutile needle inclusions naturally occurring within the gemstone. These inclusions create a unique and striking beauty within each gemstone.

  • A bracelet made of oval and round gray and black stone beads linked with gold wire on a white fabric surface.

    Tourmalinated Quartz

    Similar to Rutliated Quartz, Tourmalinated Quartz contains interesting, naturally incurring inclusions that enhance the beauty of the gemstone. Black strands of tourmaline throughout the gemstone create a striking grey tonal and black color scheme.

  • A bracelet with irregularly shaped blue and black stones on a white lace cloth.

    Lapis Lazuli

    Lapis is an opaque gemstone, actually an aggregate rock composed of several minerals. Lazulite is the bright royal blue color, Calcite creates the white veining, and Pyrite is the brassy golden flecks. I gravitate towards geometric shapes that highlight the contrasts of this aggregate gemstone.

  • A pair of handmade jewelry earrings with white beads and green teardrop-shaped accents, attached to golden hooks, displayed on a card with decorative gold text reading "GROOVEY TOWN JEWELS handmade jewels" with floral designs.

    Moonstone

    Moonstone is a variety of the Feldspar group mineral Orthoclase. Moonstone is a beautiful colorless gemstone with a unique diffracting light phenomenon called adularescence. This phenomenon creates a billowing blue glow. I also gravitate towards the peachy colored gemstone with a billowy white glow, giving it a subtle sheen.