20/05/2026
Today’s jewellery consumers are rarely content with the conventional. Increasingly, customers are looking for pieces that feel personal, distinctive, and shrouded in personal meaning. These qualities are being discovered in colour gemstones.
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06/05/2026
• Kathryn Wyatt
Tasmania is not known for a single marquee gemstone in the way Queensland is for sapphire or Lightning Ridge for opal, yet it has a rich and varied gemstone story.
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06/05/2026
• David Heiderich
The advent of the Victorian gold rush from the 1850s onward also led to the discovery of a remarkable variety of gem minerals, such as sapphire and ruby, as well as diamond, gems not usually associated with Victoria in modern times.
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06/04/2026
O’Neils is Australia’s leading colour gemstone wholesaler, established in 1951.
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06/04/2026
Harmony Gems is a fourth-generation gemstone dealer with deep roots in the global gemstone trade.
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10/03/2026
Western Australia’s gemstone reputation has long rested on its world-renowned fancy colour diamonds from the Kimberley region, together with pearls and pearl shell from the state’s northwest.
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12/02/2026
• Kathryn Wyatt
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13/12/2021
• Richard Chiu
A 310-kilogram natural blue sapphire has been placed on display in Sri Lanka in what could be the largest piece discovered to date, with an estimated value of more than $100 million.
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08/05/2018
• Stacey Lim
Throughout history, sapphire has always been associated with the colour blue. This still rings true today, with many consumers unaware of the other coloured varieties available. STACEY LIM reports.
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14/03/2017
• June Mackenzie
Inclusions are an integral part of identifying any range of treatments that can be applied to gemstones to boost value. JUNE MACKENZIE reports.
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05/04/2016
• Megan Austin
Many people have heard the terms ‘pigeon’s blood’ ruby and ‘cornflower blue’ sapphire but what do these descriptions mean? MEGAN AUSTIN explores some of the most famous gemstone colours in history and where they originate.
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