Gem Quiz

And the Winner of Our September Gem Quiz Was …

He identified this stone, known as the “emerald by day, ruby by night”.

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1 month ago

October 9, 2025

INSTORE Staff

And the Winner of Our September Gem Quiz Was …

RARE, EXTREMELY VALUABLE AND … shifty. That’s Alexandrite, which can change color as quickly as you can flip an incandescent light switch. But Joseph L. Miller from Elgin’s Fine Jewelry in Baton Rouge, LA, was clearly up to the task, identifying September’s gorgeous mystery gemstone. Well done, Joseph, who scores a Gem Geek T-shirt. And kudos to all our Honorable Mentions, who also supplied correct answers. Keep an eye on this space. A new Gem Quiz will be posted soon.

Honorable Mentions

Stuart Adelman
Artelle Designs Fine Jewelry & Custom Design
Plymouth, MN

Ben Baum
San Francisco Diamond Exchange
San Francisco, CA

James Bowien
Bob Richards Jewelers
Germantown, TN

Anna Maria Cavicchia
Granada Jewelers
Ormond Beach, FL

Michelle Guibert
Stone Co.
Ocala, FL

Bella Harmon
Hope Jewelers
Tipton, IN

Selma Heikkinen
Fairbank and Perry Goldsmiths
Concord, MA

Erin Hess
Retro Rocks
Lancaster, PA

Beth Humphrey
Designs By S&R
Orleans, MA

Heidi Kozireski
Cornell’s Jewelers
Rochester, NY

Monica Lara
Argentum Et Aurum
Fond Du Lac, WI

Emilee Lasley
Stambaugh Jewelers
Defiance, OH

Carol Lucker
Studio Jewelers
Dahlonega, GA

Marty Mittelstaedt
Mora Jewelry
Asheville, NC

Tess Nauman
Christopher William Jewelers
Weyers Cave, VA

Lindsay Panetta
Zen Diamond
Paramus, NJ

Buffie Parrish
Jamestown Jewelers
Jamestown, NC

Katherine Powers
Smyth Jewelers
Ellicott City, MD

Michelle Sasonov
Eternal Noir
Scottsdale, AZ

Irene Schrowang
Schneiders Jewelers
Kingston, NY

Kate Shay
Scott & Co Fine Jewelers
New Oxford, PA

Albert Sherfan
Zen Diamond
Paramus, NJ

Dottie Sheth
Lika Behar Collection
Carlstadt, NJ

Jesse Stone
Arney Guess Goldsmith
Hixson, TN

Lauren Striggow
James & Sons
Tinley Park, IL

Jennifer Sullivan
Goodman’s Jewelers
Madison, WI

Joshua Summers
Orin Jewelers
Northville, MI

Briana Thach
Charles Frederick Jewelers
Chelmsford, MA

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