Ordering Information
Crafted "to order" in the Black Hills of South Dakota USA means that we can get our inventory right from the manufacturer, which lowers our cost, and the savings we are able to pass on to you, our valued Customer. We offer to you confidence in the quality of each piece, which has a "lifetime guarantee" against defects in materials and workmanship.
Our jewelry is from 'Black Hills Gold by Coleman'. They have earned Retailer-chosen-awards and have satisfaction ratings that are hard to beat. We hope to keep fresh, attractive styling with new introductions each year.
- Ladies' stock ring size is a 7.
- Men's stock ring size is a 10.
- Rings can be ordered in half sizes at no extra charge.
- Refer to the ring sizing charts below for available ring sizes and prices for other sizes.
Please email or call us to order a larger ladies or mens size.
Rings made of Gold
| Ladies Sizes in Gold |
Charges |
| sizes less that 4 |
$5.00 |
| 3 to 6 (pinky rings) |
N/C |
| 4 to 9 |
N/C |
| 9½ to 10 |
$7.50 |
| 10½ to 11 |
$10.00 |
| 11½ to 13 |
$15.00 |
| Mens Sizes in Gold |
Charges |
| Sizes less than 9 |
$5.00 |
| 9 to 12 |
N/C |
| 12½ to 13 |
$8.00 |
| 13½ to 14 |
$16.00 |
| 14½ to 16 |
$24.00 |
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Rings made of Silver with Gold Leaves...
| Ladies Sizes in Silver |
Charges |
| 3 to 6 only pinky rings |
N/C |
| 4 to 9 only |
N/C |
| 9½ to 10 |
$5.00 |
| 10½ to 11 |
$7.50 |
| Mens Sizes in Silver |
Charges |
| 9 to 12 only |
N/C |
| 12½ to 13 |
$5.00 |
| 13½ to 14 |
$7.50 |
Returns:
If, by chance, you find it necessary to return an item, refer the Store Policies Page for instructions.
| Garnet (January) |
Amethyst (February) |
 By the term 'garnet', the specialist understands a group of more than ten different gemstones of similar chemical composition. It is true to say that red is the colour most often encountered, but the garnet also exists in various shades of green, a tender to intense yellow, a fiery orange and some fine earth-coloured nuances. The only colour it cannot offer is blue. Garnets are much sought-after and much worked gemstones - the more so because today it is not only the classical gemstone colours red and green which are so highly esteemed, but also the fine hues in between. Furthermore, the world of the garnets is also rich in rarities such as star garnets and stones whose colour changes depending on whether they are seen in daylight or artificial light. |
 Its colour is as unique as it is seductive, though in fact this gemstone of all gemstones is said to protect its wearer against seduction. The amethyst is extravagance in violet. For many thousands of years, the most striking representative of the quartz family has been a jewel coveted by princes both ecclesiastical and secular. Moses described it as a symbol of the Spirit of God in the official robes of the High Priest of the Jews, and the Russian Empress Catherine the Great sent thousands of miners into the Urals to look for it. In popular belief, the amethyst offers protection against drunkenness - for the Greek words 'amethystos' mean 'not intoxicated' in translation. |
| Aquamarine (March) |
White Zircon (April) |
 Aquamarine is one of our most popular and best-known gemstones, and distinguishes itself by many good qualities. It is almost as popular as the classics: ruby, sapphire and emerald. In fact it is related to the emerald both belonging to the beryl family. The colour of aquamarine, however, is usually more even than that of the emerald. Much more often than its famous green cousin, aquamarine is almost entirely free of inclusions. Aquamarine has good hardness (7.5 to 8 on the Mohs scale) and a wonderful shine. That hardness makes it very tough and protects it to a large extent from scratches. Iron is the substance which gives aquamarine its colour, a colour which ranges from an almost indiscernible pale blue to a strong sea-blue. The more intense the colour of an aquamarine, the more value is put on it. Some aquamarines have a light, greenish shimmer; that too is a typical feature. However, it is a pure, clear blue that continues to epitomise the aquamarine, because it brings out so well the immaculate transparency and magnificent shine of this gemstone. |
A natural gemstone, which occurs in various colors; zircon is found in many Asian countries, notably Cambodia and Sri Lanka as well as in Brazil, Australia and East Africa. Colorless when pure, zirconium silicate takes on various shades due to impurities. The most common color in the natural rough is yellowish brown.
The original diamond simulants, colorless or "white" zircons, if well cut, can be visually convincing, but are easily distinguished from diamond by their double refraction and the tendency to wear along facet edges. Brownish stones are often heated either with or without oxygen to achieve a colorless state or shades of blue, red and golden yellow. The rich, slightly greenish blue heated zircons had at one time been marketed as "starlite", but the term never caught on.
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| Emerald (May) |
Smokey Quartz (June) |
 Emeralds are fascinating gemstones. They have the most beautiful, most intense and most radiant green that can possibly be imagined: emerald green. Inclusions are tolerated. In top quality, fine emeralds are even more valuable than diamonds.
The name emerald comes from the Greek 'smaragdos' via the Old French 'esmeralde', and really just means 'green gemstone'. Innumerable fantastic stories have grown up around this magnificent gem. The Incas and Aztecs of South America, where the best emeralds are still found today, regarded the emerald as a holy gemstone. However, probably the oldest known finds were once made near the Red Sea in Egypt. Having said that, these gemstone mines, already exploited by Egyptian pharaohs between 3000 and 1500 B.C. and later referred to as 'Cleopatra's Mines', had already been exhausted by the time they were rediscovered in the early 19th century. |
 Throughout history, quartz has been the common chameleon of gemstones, standing in for more expensive gemstones ranging from diamond to jade. But the incredible variety of quartz is now beginning to be appreciated in its own right.
Smoky quartz is a brown transparent quartz that is sometimes used for unusual faceted cuts. The commercial market is limited, because there is a rather limited demand for brown gemstones. This variety was sometimes known as smoky topaz in the past, though the term is incorrect and misleading. |
| Ruby (July) |
Peridot (August) |
 For thousands of years, the ruby has been considered one of the most valuable gemstones on Earth. It has everything a precious stone should have: magnificent colour, excellent hardness and outstanding brilliance. In addition to that, it is an extremely rare gemstone, especially in its finer qualities.
The Sanskrit word for ruby is 'ratnaraj', which means something like 'king of the gemstones'. And it was a royal welcome indeed which used to be prepared for it. Whenever a particularly beautiful ruby crystal was found, the ruler sent high dignitaries out to meet the precious gemstone and welcome it in appropriate style.
Ruby is the red variety of the mineral corundum, one of the hardest minerals on Earth, of which the sapphire is also a variety. Pure corundum is colourless. Slight traces of elements such as chrome, iron, titanium or vanadium are responsible for the colour. These gemstones have excellent hardness. On the Mohs scale their score of 9 is second only to that of the diamond. Only red corundum is entitled to be called ruby, all other colours being classified as sapphires. |
 The vivid green of the peridot, with just a slight hint of gold, is the ideal gemstone colour to go with that light summer wardrobe. No wonder – since the peridot is the gemstone of the summer month of August.
The peridot is a very old gemstone, and one which has become very popular again today. It is so ancient that it can be found in Egyptian jewellery from the early 2nd millennium B.C.. The stones used at that time came from a deposit on a small volcanic island in the Red Sea, some 45 miles off the Egyptian coast at Aswan, which was not rediscovered until about 1900 and has, meanwhile, been exhausted for quite some time.
The ancient Romans too were fond of this gemstone and esteemed its radiant green shine, which does not change even in artificial light. For that reason they nicknamed it the 'emerald of the evening'. his gemstone has no fewer than three names: 'peridot', 'chrysolite', from the Greek 'gold stone', and 'olivine', for the peridot is the gemstone form of the mineral olivine. In the gemstone trade it is called 'peridot', derived from the Greek word 'peridona', which means something like 'to give richness'.
The peridot is one of the few gemstones which come in one colour only. The rich, green colour with the slight tinge of gold is caused by very fine traces of iron. |
| Sapphire (September) |
Pink Tourmaline (October) |
 In earlier times, some people believed that the firmament was an enormous blue sapphire in which the Earth was embedded. Could there be a more apt image to describe the beauty of an immaculate sapphire?
Blue is the main colour of the sapphire. Blue is also the favourite colour of some 50 per cent of all people, men and women alike. We associate this colour, strongly linked to the sapphire as it is, with feelings of sympathy and harmony, friendship and loyalty: feelings which belong to qualities that prove their worth in the long term – feelings in which it is not so much effervescent passion that is to the fore, but rather composure, mutual understanding and indestructible trust. Thus the blue of the sapphire has become a colour which fits in with everything that is constant and reliable. That is one of the reasons why women in many countries wish for a sapphire ring on their engagement. The sapphire symbolises loyalty, but at the same time it gives expression to people's love and longing.
The sapphire belongs to the corundum group, the members of which are characterised by their excellent hardness (9 on the Mohs scale). Indeed their hardness is exceeded only by that of the diamond – and the diamond is the hardest mineral on Earth! Thanks to that hardness, sapphires are easy to look after, requiring no more than the usual care on the part of the wearer.
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 Tourmalines are gems with an incomparable variety of colours. The reason, according to an old Egyptian legend, is that the tourmaline, on its long journey up from the centre of the Earth, passed over a rainbow. In doing so, it assumed all the colours of the rainbow. And that is why it is still referred to as the 'gemstone of the rainbow' today.
The name tourmaline comes from the Singhalese words 'tura mali'. In translation, this means something like 'stone with mixed colours', referring to the colour spectrum of this gemstone, which outdoes that of all other precious stones. There are tourmalines from red to green and from blue to yellow. They often have two or more colours. There are tourmalines which change their colour when the light changes from daylight to artificial light, and some show the light effect of a cat's eye. No two tourmalines are exactly alike. This gemstone has an endless number of faces, and for that reason it suits all moods.
Tourmalines are mixed crystals of aluminium boron silicate with a complex and changing composition. The mineral group is a fairly complex one. Even slight changes in the composition cause completely different colours. Crystals of only a single colour are fairly rare; indeed the same crystal will often display various colours and various nuances of those colours. And the trademark of this gemstone is not only its great wealth of colour, but also its marked dichroism. This gemstone has excellent wearing qualities and is easy to look after, for all tourmalines have a good hardness of 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale. So the tourmaline is an interesting gemstone in many ways.
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| Citrine (November) |
Blue Zircon (December) |
 The name is derived from the colour - the yellow of the lemon - , although the most sought-after stones have a clear, radiant yellowish to brownish red. Like all crystal quartzes, the citrine has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale and is thus, to a large extent, insensitive to scratches. It won't immediately take offence at being knocked about either, since its cleavage properties are non-existent. Even if their refractive index is relatively low, the yellow stones have just that mellow, warm tone that seems to have captured the last glow of autumn. Like golden Rhine wine or sparkling Madeira, heavy and sweet, citrine jewellery shimmers and brings a hint of sunshine to those dull November days.
There are not many yellow gemstones in the world of jewels. A diamond or a sapphire may be yellow - those will be expensive -, or sometimes a tourmaline or chrysoberyl, though these tend toward green somewhat, a golden beryl or eben a pure topaz, which we will mention again later on. However, the citrine fulfils everyone's colour wishes, from lemon yellow to reddish brown.
Rare though it is, yellow does in fact occur in quartz in Nature, if seldom, when there are traces of iron in the silicon dioxide. |
 Zircon is a famous gem of many colors, known for hundreds of years for its luster and fire. It is often looked upon as a cheap diamond simulant, but is, in fact, a valuable gem. Its color diversity is caused by traces of certain elements, some of which are radioactive. Zircons containing radioactive elements undergo a process called metamiction, in which their inner crystal structure becomes destroyed. These radioactive forms of zircon must be heated to stabilize them for use as gems. In fact, almost all gem forms of zircon (even those that are not radioactive) are heat-treated to enhance their color. Heating semi-transparent, grayish-brown or reddish-brown zircons from most localities in an oxygen-free environment gives them a blue color. If these blue stones are then re-heated in air, their color turns golden-brown. Heat-treatment of certain zircons also produces colorless gems.
Zircon comes closer to resembling diamond than any other natural gem. Its powerful luster and intense fire gives it splendor that no other natural gem but diamond can surpass. However, its popularity is diminished by the fact that it is often perceived as an inexpensive diamond imitation. Colorless zircon is easily distinguished from diamond by its strong double refraction and lower hardness.
brilliant luster and fire of zircon, combined with its hardness and range of colors makes it a most desirable gem. However, it does have some undesirable traits. An interesting and strange habit exhibited in only few zircons is that their color darkens and their luster dulls upon prolonged exposure to sunlight. This effect can be reversed by giving the stones a second heat-treatment. It is also prone to cracking and chipping if banged too hard. For this reason, care must be taken when cutting zircon. Zircon must also be cut in a manner in which its strong double refraction is least noticeable, to prevent it from appearing blurry.
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References about the gemstones are from the following resources:
Gem by Gem
http://www.gemstone.org/gem-by-gem/gem-by-gem-by-variety.html
Zircon
http://www.bwsmigel.info/GEOL.115.ESSAYS/Gemology.Zircon.html
Zircon
http://www.minerals.net/gemstone/gemstone/zircon/zircon.htm
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