Gem Quiz

Here’s the Answer to September’s Gem Quiz

And congratulations to our winner.

Published

4 years ago

October 20, 2020

Chris Burslem

BLUE TOPAZ WAS our mystery gemstone in September and Annamarie Bara of Choose-Your-Gift.com in Chicago our winner. Well done, Annamarie, and everyone else who figured out the answer. (While Blue Topaz often needs a little juicing to truly shine, our readers seem to get by on just raw brilliance). If you’ve yet to win the grand prize – a Gem Geek t-shirt – keep trying: a new Gem Quiz will be posted in a week or so.

In the meantime, a pat on the back to our September Honorable Mentions:

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

Duane Aldrich
Aldrich Custom Crafts
York, PA

Lana Blevins
Futer Bros
York, PA

Stephanie Cairns
Precision Jewelers
Roseville, MI

Bryan Cavitt
Images Jewelers
Elkhart, IN

Tania De Luna
Vierk’s Fine Jewelry
Lafayette, IN

Katie Dye
J. David Jewelry
Tulsa, OK

Dena Forte
QVC/HSN
Tampa, FL

Summer Friesen
Creative Goldsmiths
Langley, British Columbia

Bruce & Alan Goodheart
Goodheart’s Jewelry
Overland Park, KS

Christine Graichen
Malloves Jewelers
Middletown, CT

Charissa Hanisko
Avenue Jewelers
Appleton, WI

Kim Hatchell
Galloway & Moseley
Sumter, SC

Anne Henderson
Henderson & Co
Mechanicsburg PA

Catherine Iskiw
Catherine Iskiw Designs
Brooklyn, NY

Michael Jacobson
David’s Jewelers
Anchorage, Alaska

Alayna Jones
Meyer and Lee Fine Jewelry
Huntsville, AL

Autumn Knight
Arizona Watch & Jewelry Service
Tucson, AZ

Karen Kuhn
Arabesque Jewelers
High Ridge, MO

MaryAnne LaRussa
Futer Bros Jewelers
York, PA

Laura Lehner and Allan and Nancy King
Lammons Fine Jewelry
Oxford, MS

Adam Levy
Adasco Designs
New York

Elizabeth Menard
Romm Diamonds
Brockton, MA

Nina Mahl
The Definitive Collection
Winter Park, FL

Bettty Methvin
Whitlock Jewelry Store
Eufaula, AL

Robert Mitchell
Nord Jewelers
Kalamazoo, MI

Lori Moyer
L. Moyer Designs
State College, PA

Logan Nye
Holly McHone Jewelers
Astoria, OR

Kendra Ostrinski
Ware Jewelers
Opelika, AL

Roger Pauling
Lapidary Arts
Plano, TX

Brette Peters
Dixon Jewellers
Ottawa, Ontario

Amy Rausch
Mountz Jewelers
Carlisle, PA

Cait Russell
Starflower Jewelry
Huntington Station, NY

Shelley Seemann
The Cedar Chest Fine Jewelry
Sanibel Island, FL

Kristi Suder
Starblaze Jewelers
Tucker, GA

Jennifer Sullivan
Goodman’s Jewelers
Madison, WI

Ellie Thompson
Ellie Thompson + Co
Chicago, IL

Shannon Waits
Clater Jewelers
Louisville, KY

Mariah Weaver
Holly McHone Jewelers
Astoria, OR

David Wilburn
David Wilburn
Denison, TX

Michelle Williams
Williams Jewelers of Cherry Creek
Denver, CO

Sara Winter
Nielsen’s Jewelers
Portland, OR

Richard Yaffin
Estate Jewelry Ltd
Asheville, NC

Robert Young
Robert Young Jeweler Extraordinaire
Belleair Bluffs, FL

Ready to Relocate? Wilkerson Makes Your Move Seamless

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