Surely there are plenty of precious gems and stones out there which the general public has never heard of. Until recently, for instance, I had never heard of dinosaur bone.
Okay, now of course I’ve heard of dinosaur bones and fossils. You learn about that in pre-school for goodness sake! What I’m talking about is a […]
Amethyst, the purple variety of quartz, is actually the most treasured and wanted member of the quartz family. Though amethyst only comes in purple tones, there is indeed a lovely variety of purples to choose from. The stone is available in shades from very deep purples to light lilac varieties.
Like sapphires, most commercially available amethyst […]
Sapphire has been a popular gemstone for a longer amount of time than any of us actually need to know. All we really need to know is that sapphire is a gorgeous gemstone, and luckily we’re already quite aware of that!
We most commonly know sapphires to exhibit a gorgeous deep blue coloring, but sapphire is […]
When you think of “crystals” what comes to mind? The answer to this question will likely be different for everyone.
For me, I first think of a crystal chandelier my grandmother had while I was growing up. I always wanted to take one of the dangling crystals when no one was looking but—the wonderfully obedient […]
Another cool stone which you may not be aware of, but certainly ought to know about, is Chinese Writing Stone.
The stone’s namesake comes from the crystalline structure which resembles the characters of Chinese written language, though this probably doesn’t hold true for those who actually know the Chinese characters. Ignorance is bliss, as they say, […]
