Diamond is pure carbon and is chemically the same as graphite. There is no other gemstone in the same family as diamond, although there are a variety of very similar gemstones. Diamond also occurs in more than one color, and often, specific colors will trade under specific names. There are...
There are also a variety of hybrid garnets with mixed compositions. The main garnet types are the most popular of garnets and the hybrid varieties are lesser known, but still very abundant. Most Popular Garnet Varieties and Trade Names: Star garnet, pyrope, rhodolite, spessartite, grossularite...
Selenite contains no significant selenium; the similarity of names comes from both substances being named from the Ancient Greek word for the moon. Metaphysically, Selenite is commonly used as a way to cleanse the body, mind and spirit of negativity. Septarian: Septarian nodules were created as ...
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In recent years there have been new finds and Gem Merchants may use pet names like Orange garnet and Mandarin garnet to describe them, but these are really in the Spessartite variety, just as Tsavorite is in the Grossular variety. Scroll down to get more specific info on the different ...