Turquoise or turquoise is an opaque, blue-green mineral, which is a hydrous phosphate of aluminum and copper. It is rare and has been considered an or..
Black tourmaline is a crystalline boron mineral. Some trace elements are aluminum, iron, also magnesium, sodium, lithium or potassium. Tourmaline is c..
Topaz is a silicate / fluoride mineral of aluminum. It is a precious stone, known since ancient times. The name was given by the ancient Greeks, but i..
Sugilite is a rare and alluring gemstone known for its vibrant purple color and metaphysical properties. It is also sometimes referred to as "Luvulite..
Snowflake obsidian is a type of volcanic glass. It’s made up predominantly of silicon dioxide and comes in the form of a black stone with white veins ..
Smoky Quartz is a colored gemstone from the quartz family, with a range of smoky colors and metaphysical properties. Its transparency ranges from dark..
It belongs to the silicate minerals of the Tectosilicate group. It is a variety of Jasper from Western Australia. Used as a decorative material and fo..
Amazonite : Its name is taken from that of the Amazon River, from which green stones were formerly obtained, though it is unknown whether those stones..
Comparative to other gemstones, kunzite is a fairly young gem. It was in 1902 that a Tiffany and Co. mineralogist by the name of George Frederick Kunz..
This member of the beryl family ranks among the traditional "big four" gems along with diamonds, rubies and sapphires. Emerald is a gemstone and a var..
Aragonite is one of the hard varieties of calcite. One of the main chemical properties of this mineral is that its crystal lattice is quite unstable. ..
Heliotrope The mineral aggregate heliotrope (from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios) 'sun', and τρέπειν (trépein) 'to turn'), also known as bloodstone or em..