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Fluorite: The Genius Stone in Every Color
Fluorite occurs in more colors than almost any other mineral — sometimes several bands within a single crystal — and it's the mineral that gave the entire optical phenomenon of...
Fluorite: The Genius Stone in Every Color
Fluorite occurs in more colors than almost any other mineral — sometimes several bands within a single crystal — and it's the mineral that gave the entire optical phenomenon of...
Amazonite: The Stone of Truth and Communication
Amazonite's soft blue-green color — despite the name — has nothing to do with the Amazon River, and everything to do with a striking feldspar variety prized in both jewelry...
Amazonite: The Stone of Truth and Communication
Amazonite's soft blue-green color — despite the name — has nothing to do with the Amazon River, and everything to do with a striking feldspar variety prized in both jewelry...
Opal Doublets: Play-of-Color Without the Price Tag
An opal doublet pairs a thin slice of genuine natural opal with a dark backing layer — a construction that intensifies the stone's famous play-of-color while keeping it far more...
Opal Doublets: Play-of-Color Without the Price Tag
An opal doublet pairs a thin slice of genuine natural opal with a dark backing layer — a construction that intensifies the stone's famous play-of-color while keeping it far more...
Carnelian: The Stone of Vitality and Motivation
Carnelian's warm red-orange color has made it one of the most continuously used gemstones in human history, carved and worn since at least the Bronze Age.
Carnelian: The Stone of Vitality and Motivation
Carnelian's warm red-orange color has made it one of the most continuously used gemstones in human history, carved and worn since at least the Bronze Age.
Beyond Blue: The Other Colors of Kyanite
Blue kyanite gets all the attention, but the same mineral also occurs in rare orange and deep ocean-green varieties — each with its own trace-element chemistry and its own following...
Beyond Blue: The Other Colors of Kyanite
Blue kyanite gets all the attention, but the same mineral also occurs in rare orange and deep ocean-green varieties — each with its own trace-element chemistry and its own following...
Astrophyllite: The Starburst Stone from Russia
Astrophyllite gets its name from the Greek for "star leaf" — golden, needle-like crystal sprays radiating out from a host matrix like a burst of light frozen in stone.
Astrophyllite: The Starburst Stone from Russia
Astrophyllite gets its name from the Greek for "star leaf" — golden, needle-like crystal sprays radiating out from a host matrix like a burst of light frozen in stone.