Blue Gemstones in Atlanta

Blue Gemstone Jewelry

Blue gemstones run from the pale sky of aquamarine and the bright clarity of blue topaz to the saturated depth of sapphire. This page lists four stones that produce the color: sapphire, aquamarine, blue topaz and blue lab-grown diamond. Each sits at a different point on the hardness scale, and hardness decides how a blue stone should be worn.

Sapphire rates 9 on the Mohs scale and takes daily wear in a ring with no special handling. Blue lab-grown diamond rates 10, the hardest stone on this page. Blue topaz rates 8 but splits along one cleavage direction, so a hard knock on the stone can crack it. A bezel or a halo with protective prongs suits a topaz ring better than an open solitaire. Aquamarine rates 7.5 to 8 and works in a ring when the setting covers the edges of the stone. In a pendant or a pair of earrings, where the stone rarely takes an impact, any of the four is comfortable every day.

The color comes from a different place in each stone. Most blue topaz starts out colorless and is treated with irradiation and heat to reach its blue, a permanent and long-established practice. Sapphire is commonly heated to improve its blue, and aquamarine is often heated to clear a green tint. Blue lab-grown diamond is made in a laboratory and has the same structure as a mined diamond.

Blue reads cool, so white gold and platinum keep the tone clean and crisp, while yellow gold warms it and adds contrast. Diamond accents in a halo or a three-stone setting sharpen a blue center stone. Pale aquamarine and light topaz look best against white metal, and a deep sapphire holds its own in any metal.

Why ATL Luxury Jewelry for Blue Gemstones

ATL Luxury Jewelry has been open in Snellville since 2008 and holds 300+ five-star Google reviews. Blue gemstone pieces are made to order, and the filters and price sort on this page let you compare sapphire, aquamarine, blue topaz and blue lab-grown diamond side by side.

Cleaning, inspection and prong tightening are free in store, and engraving is free at purchase. If none of the listed designs fits, we design custom pieces with you in the showroom. Book a design consultation to start.