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Why choose Goshenite, the colorless variety of the beryl family?

This is one type of gemstone which is literally unheard of. Although it is part of the beryl family, which is the same group emeralds belong to, goshenite is the colorless variety and not frequently faceted into a gemstone for jewelry. When you are visiting a jewelry store in Lockport, NY, goshenite may not be the first stone that you will ask about. This is because although the stone is quite abundant in nature, only the ones which are very clear and without many inclusions make it as a faceted gemstone for jewelry. The rest is generally considered to be collectors’ items. It is prudent to note, that it can then be replaced as diamonds, and most of the time, at half the cost. The problem is that goshenite lacks the brilliance, fire, and scintillation of a real diamond; the dispersion is also much softer than that of a diamond for used for engagement rings in Medina, NY. Due to the same composition as that of an emerald, goshenite is often coated in green foil to pas