BIJOUX DE VALOUR
JEWELRY OF EXCELLENCE
AMAZING CUT GEMS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY.
AMAZING UNIQUE CUSTOM DESIGNED JEWELRY OF IMPECCABLE QUALITY.
Bijoux De Valour translated from French means Valuable Jewelry. When it comes to Gemstones, we at Bijoux De Valour believe that value is defined by many things, beauty, rarity,origin,or just good old sentimental value.
Bijoux De Valour strives for excellence with its amazing custom designed jewellery and vast range of cut and uncut gemstones of the highest quality. Along with our partners in design we strive to bring beauty to the world in terms of the finer things in life.
Bijoux De Valour boasts a wide range of precious/ semi-precious gemstones cut and in the rough to supply the budding gem and jewellery industry or even for the avid gem collector or lover of finer things.
Featured Products
AQUAMARINE - BERYL
| AQUAMARINE - BERYL |
Aquamarine is a beryl--a relatively rare silicate mineral found in igneous and metamorphic rocks around the world--and a blue-green sister to the deep green emerald. Other beryl stones include morganite (pink), heliodor (yellow/yellow-green), goshenite (colorless) and maxixe* (deep blue). Aquamarine gems are frequently less included or fractured than emeralds, making larger stones easier to find.Color and clarity are key to the value of gemstone aquamarine (with low grade beryl often refined into the metal beryllium). Color is a defining aspect of this gemstone, which is why most aquamarines are heat-treated to remove yellow tones and enhance the bright blue hues in this stone.The natural blue and green colors of aquamarine come from ferrous iron and metallic ions. Aquamarine gemstones are found in a number of exotic places including Nigeria, Madagascar, Zambia, Pakistan and Mozambique, and the most brilliant blue varieties of the gemstones available today come from Brazil.*Maxixe is pronounced "mashish."
GOSHENITE - BERYL
Goshenite Geological Properties
MORGANITE - BERYL
Morganite Geological Properties
HELIODOR - GOLDEN BERYL
Heliodor and Golden Beryl are the greenish-yellow to yellow varieties of Beryl. Beryl is best known for its famous gem varieties Emerald and Aquamarine, but other varieties such as Heliodor and Golden Beryl are also used as gemstones. In a strict sense, Heliodor and Golden Beryl are distinguished by their color, where Heliodor has a greenish-yellow hue, and Golden Beryl is a purer yellow or an orange-yellow. However, in both the mineral and gemstone trade, this distinction is not usually made and both terms are interchangeable, with the term Golden Beryl being the more frequently used term in the gemstone market. The term Heliodor may also be used to describe light green, orange, and brown Beryl.
AMETHYST - QUARTZ
What is Amethyst?
Amethyst is the world's most popular purple gem. It is the purple color variety of quartz that has been used in personal adornment for over 2000 years.
Amethyst is the birthstone of February and an important New Age gem. It is used to produce faceted stones, cabochons, beads, tumbled stones, and many other items for jewelry and ornamental use.
Amethyst has a Mohs hardness of 7 and does not break by cleavage. That makes it durable enough for use in rings, bracelets, earrings, pendants, and any type of jewelry. Enormous deposits of amethyst in South America and Africa provide enough amethyst to keep the price low. Most people can easily afford amethyst.
SPINEL
GARNET
THE GARNET MINERAL GROUP |
Garnet is not a single mineral, but a group contains closely related, isomorphous minerals that form a series with each other. The Garnet members form intermediary minerals between each member, and may even intergrow within a single crystal. The Garnets vary only slightly in physical properties, and some of the members may be so similar that they are indistinguishable from one another without x-ray analysis.
The common Garnets can be divided into two subgroups:
Group 1: Garnets containing aluminum (Al) as their second element.
These include Pyrope, Almandine, and Spessartine. ("Pyralspite")
Group 2: Garnets containing calcium (Ca) as their first element.
These include Uvarovite, Grossular, and Andradite. ("Ugrandite")
The members of each group freely intermingle among one another. For example, the magnesium in Pyrope may be partially replaced by some iron from Almandine or by some manganese from Spessartine. However, between the two groups of Garnets, it is much rarer for them to intermingle.
The common Garnets can be divided into two subgroups:
Group 1: Garnets containing aluminum (Al) as their second element.
These include Pyrope, Almandine, and Spessartine. ("Pyralspite")
Group 2: Garnets containing calcium (Ca) as their first element.
These include Uvarovite, Grossular, and Andradite. ("Ugrandite")
The members of each group freely intermingle among one another. For example, the magnesium in Pyrope may be partially replaced by some iron from Almandine or by some manganese from Spessartine. However, between the two groups of Garnets, it is much rarer for them to intermingle.
Why Choose Us?
For The Finer Things In Life
Bijoux De Valour strives for excellence with its amazing custom designed jewelry and vast range of cut and uncut gemstones of the highest quality. Along with our partners in design we strive to bring beauty to the world in terms of the finer things in life.
Bijoux De Valour was founded in 2021 by South African born and raised, Wayne Kotze. Wayne's vision was to gift the world with all the wonders of Africa’s beautiful mineral aggregate and show them just what our beautiful continent has to offer
Bijoux De Valour boasts a wide range of precious/ semi-precious gemstones cut and in the rough to supply the budding gem and jeweler industry or even for the avid gem collector or lover of finer things.
ACCREDITATION AND TESTIMONIALS:
BIJOUX DE VALOUR is a pro member of IGS with a level 7 accreditation.
One of the many accredited courses completed by BIJOUX DE VALOUR.
One of the many accredited courses completed by BIJOUX DE VALOUR.One of the many accredited courses completed by BIJOUX DE VALOUR.
One of the many accredited courses completed by BIJOUX DE VALOUR.
About Us
Wayne kotze
Founder and Owner
Founder: Wayne Kotze
Wayne Kotze, a former teacher hails from Sunny South Africa. His experience with gems and mineral trade spans over 30 years. He is an avid collector and trader of minerals and gems and a well-known and respected figure in the gem community.
