Gemstone Inclusions - Beauty Beneath the Surface Gemstones come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, colors, and have their unique chemical properties and visual...

Sometimes, we associate certain symbols or ideas with stones. Famously, moonstone is the, well, moon stone. However, recently, another mineral was discovered that could be...

Historically, aquamarine has been associated with water, the ocean, or the sea...as a stone of tranquility.

When you think of garnet crystals, you probably think of a beautiful and richly red stone. That is fair, but what if we told you that...

Crystal identification and gem & stone identification is pretty difficult. We often get questions from our lovely customers and supporters. Two very common ones are:...

A guide for the history, meaning, metaphysical uses, purposes, crystal healing, and the Yellow Calcite properties.

What is a black diamond? Let's start with that. The Enigma is a carbonado. In fact, all black diamonds are.

Pearls like the Pearl of Lao Tzu and Pearl of Puerto are among the largest in the world. While rarity was once a major barrier to...

We are often asked: Are Opalite and Opal the same thing? Is Opalite manmade? The simple answer is this: ...