Loclaity: Kelly Mine, Magdalena, New Mexico Size: Specimen is 3.7 inches wide. SC2-0294 316g
Gemstones add so much to our lives. Special occasions often call for a perfect gift, and gemstone jewelry fits the bill often. I offer some basic buying tips below to help you get the most for your money.
The world's largest emerald will be sold to the highest bidder at a Kelowna, B.C., auction house later this month. Appraised at $1.15 million "Teodora" is a 57,000-carat rough-cut opaque emerald.
Strengite Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda District, Portugal
Got bling? Crystals have long been known to have healing properties and radiate harmonious frequencies, especially when handled. For men and women alike, gemstones are an invaluable tool during this time of transformation. They help us to raise our vibration and feel better than ever.
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Rhodochrosite - Oppu Mine, Japan
The Royal Ontario Museum houses the world’s largest faceted specimen of a mineral called Cerussite. Cerussite, from the Latin “white lead”, is a lead carbonate mineral with the chemical formula PbCO3. Cerussite is especially interesting to jewelers and gem enthusiasts because of its extreme dispersion or fire. Dispersion is a gem’s ability to split light into prismatic colours. The desirable sparkle and flash a diamond displays is nothing compared to the vibrant dispersion of Cerussite. Diamond lovers can rest easy knowing that fragile Cerussite will never become the gem of choice despite its colour and flash. Besides only having a mohs hardness between 3 and 3.5 (quite soft!), Cerussite is very sensitive to heat and vibration. The specimen of Cerussite on display at the ROM is called the “Light of the Desert”, and weighs an astounding 898 carats and is approximately four times the size of the next largest faceted specimen. Considering how fragile Cerussite is, the “Light of the Desert” is an amazing feat of gemstone faceting.
STRENGITE Colour: pink, red, violet, colourless or white Found in: Brazil, Germany, Portugal, and the US Named after Johann August Streng (1830-1897), Professor of Mineralogy. Found in 1877, this...
Epidote and Quartz - Imilchil, Morocco
Rhodochrosite on Quartz - Cavnic, Maramures Co, Romania
Agate, Uruguay. Seen in Freiberg, Germany. TU Bergakademie. tu-freiberg.de/ze/geowsam/anfahrt.en.html
The world around us never ceases to amaze.
The Healing Power of Crystals What Type of Healing Can You Expect From Crystals? You can use crystals to heal everything from migraines to anxiety and beyond. Healing crystals can also accelerate your meditation practices, align your 7 chakras and even induce trance states under the right conditions. There’s no limit to the types orThe Healing Power of Crystals What Type of Healing Can You Expect From Crystals? You can use crystals to heal everything from migraines to anxiety and beyond. Healing crystals can also accelerate your meditation practices, align your 7 chakras and even induce trance states under the right conditions. There’s no limit to the types or
Roselite - Aghbar Mine, Bou Azzer, Morocco
This 7.0 x 7.0 mm Blue Round Aquamarine has been hand selected by our GIA-certified gemologists for its exceptional characteristics and rarity.
Facts and folklore about the topaz, which is one of the traditional November birthstones.
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