A GEOLOGIST has shared three stones that may suit your lifestyle and personality - and that could be viable diamond alternatives in an engagement ring.
Cate, a geologist known as @groovygeologist on TikTok, shared alternative engagement ring stones in a recent video.
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"We all know diamonds are a scam, and honestly they're not even that exciting," Cate said in her recent video.
"You could have a prettier rock on your finger for the rest of your life."
Cate points out a few different stones and why they may or may not work for your lifestyle and personality.
For example, she first talks about Fluorite and how it chips easily.
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This might not be an ideal choice for someone with an active lifestyle.
She also says that Fluorite can be scratched by glass since it has a hardness of four compared to a diamond's rating of 10.
So if you bang a Fluorite ring against a pane of glass, it will scratch, Cate says.
If you're someone who spends a good chunk of time outside, you should know that Fluorite fades in the sunlight - another reason why you may not want to choose this stone for a ring.
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Cate next turns to Moss Agate, which she describes as being thousands of tiny Quartz crystals.
Quartz has a hardness of seven out of 10, Cate says, and cannot be scratched by glass or steel.
It can sometimes be scratched by other Quartz crystals though.
This stone may be more suitable for someone with an active lifestyle as it doesn't scratch as easily.
Amethyst, also in the Quartz family, is another stone Cate discusses in her video.
With the same hardness of seven out of 10, it is another durable option.
However, similar to the Fluorite stone, an Amethyst will fade in the sun.
The video about the stones has been viewed more than 9.3million times.
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Many viewers took to the comments section asking Cate for more specifics, especially concerning other gems and stones.
She went on to make two other alternative engagement ring videos that have more than 2.5million combined views.
