Although almandine garnet can be found with excellent red color, most will range from dark brownish-red to orangey-red and purplish-red; this is because garnet gemstones are rarely found in their pure form and typically will contain traces of other garnet types, such as spessartine or grossular...
They are often found in burial sites where they were meant to protect and accompany their owner into the next lifeSoft, opaque stones were the first gemstone beads. By 2,500 B.C. carnelian, lapis lazuli, and rock crystal were in use. ...
Recently I was introduced to the “newest” gemstone. A beautiful blue stone I had never seen before. Well it wasn’t new of course, no gemstone is new. The latest gemstone to be found in modern times by modern geologists is “Larimar” the ” Atlantis stone”, also known as the “...
The rough was found in the Snake River / Hell's Canyon area by an old-time rockhound in the mid-1900s and was sold as part of his estate. It is uncertain if it was found on the Idaho or Oregon side of the canyon. Whichever state it came from, it is a beautiful and unique ...
Jasper can be found on every continent in the world. Even older than we thought Primitive stone axes made from Jasper have been found in Omo Valley in Ethiopia and dated to 2.5 million years old. Bloodstone is a type of Jasper and is the birthstone for March. ...
The rough was found in the Snake River / Hells Canyon area by an old-time rockhound in the mid-1900s and was sold as part of his estate. It is uncertain if it was found on the Idaho or Oregon side of the canyon. Whichever state it came from, it is a beautiful and unique ...
Garnets are most often found in the dodecahedral crystal habit, but are also commonly found in the trapezohedron habit. (Note: the word "trapezohedron" as used here and in most mineral texts refers to the shape called a Deltoidal icositetrahedron in solid geometry.) They crystallize in the ...
I hadn’t watched it in years but I instantly felt better after doing so. So I decided to give myself homework and start working with some of the her tools. In the movie is a clip about Gratitude Rocks, which parallels with the work I do, and I found it fascinating. So then I ...
Beryl is found in Europe in Norway, Austria, Germany, Sweden (especially morganite), Ireland and Russia, as well as Brazil, Colombia, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, the United States, and Zambia. U.S. beryl locations are in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Maine, New ...
Pearl production has made Tennessee one of the top ten gemstone-producing states in the USA for many years. Some amazing agates are also found in the state.