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Birthstone of The Month: Garnet, January’s Birthstone

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Every month this year we will be posting a short essay: Birthstone of The Month. The first  is devoted to the Garnet, January’s Birthstone.

Garnet gemsAPPEARANCE

The Garnet is typically recognized by its deep, rusty-red color but there are actually over 29 known varieties of them. While they all have essentially the same cubic crystalline structure, the different types of Garnets vary in chemical makeup and other physical properties resulting in colors that range across the spectrum. While it’s true that the deep red variety is the most commonly occurring, the color of Garnet can range from earth tones to yellow, orange, red and even vibrant green, such as the brilliant Tsavorite. Because of these chemical and physical properties, the only color that Garnets are not available in is blue.

HISTORY OF THE GARNET

The mythology of the Garnet can be traced back to ancient Greece where it was believed that Garnets held many special powers. The Romans associated the Garnet with Mars, the god of war. Continue reading →

Write a review of your Landstroms Black Hills Gold!

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write a Black Hills Gold review

At BlackHillsGoldSource, nobody expects more from us than us.

We are very interested in knowing what you think and how we can serve you better. So we’ve just added an exciting new feature to our website.

Now YOU can write a review on our website and tell us what you think of our products!

It’s simple. Just go to our website at BlackHillsGoldSource.com, find your product from one of our categories or by entering the SKU# in the search box, go to the product page, and then click the little blue “Write a review” link on the lower left.

A new section will drop down where you can enter the following fields: Continue reading →

Black Hills Gold Rings, by Landstroms: a brief buyers guide

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Landstroms Diamond RingBlack Hills Gold style

Black Hills Gold jewelry is a style of jewelry born out of the gold rush of the late 1800’s and popularized in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Whether made in gold or silver, the “Black Hills Gold” style always features grape vines and grape clusters and the symbolic pink and green Black Hills Gold grape leaves, which are made by alloying copper and silver with gold. Landstroms is the oldest and most well known of all the existing manufacturers and their roots date back to the discovery of gold in The Black Hills. Landstroms Black Hills Gold jewelry is still made by hand by talented artisans using the same techniques that were used by their predecessors over 100 years ago. You can follow these links to read more about the history of Black Hills Gold and watch a very entertaining Black Hills Gold history video.

What makes Landstroms Black Hills Gold rings so special?

Landstroms creates the best quality Black Hills Gold rings for men, women and children. No matter if you’re giving a ring as a birthday gift, or if it’s for your anniversary or for your engagement, a hand-crafted Black Hills Gold ring made by Landstroms will make that special, one of a kind gift that will be treasured for a lifetime and handed down for generations. Since they’re made by hand, no two rings are alike.

Imagine giving someone you love a mass-produced ring made in an unknown country, out of questionable materials by machines made to kick Continue reading →