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Agate is a striped chalcedony quartz that forms in layers and in a wide variety of colors and textures. An individual agate forms by filling a cavity in a "host" rock. As a result, agate often is found as a round nodule, with concentric bands. In ancient times it was said to quench thirst and guard against fever, and agate bowls were very popular in historical Europe.

Amazonite is an aqua green and white feldspar. Named for the Amazon River, it is actually mined mostly in Russia and Colorado.

Amber, an organic gemstone, is the fossilized resin of prehistoric trees which grew up to 50 million years ago. The stone has been used for jewelry since the time of Christ. The world's finest amber comes from the region around the Baltic sea.

Amethyst is an extremely sought-after gem which has been valued by many civilizations since antiquity. A variety of vitreous quartz, amethyst often forms dramatic prismatic crystals which are often formed into jewelry without being cut. Brazil and Uruguay are common sources of high quality amethyst. In the early Christian church, amethyst was believed to guard against intoxication, hence its derivation from the Greek "amethustos," meaning "not drunk."

Ammonite is the fossilized shell of ancient sea amminoids and nautiloids, ancestors of the present-day pearly nautilus. An ammonite fossil formed when the ammonite shell absorbed minerals from silt. Centuries of sediment layers compressed the minerals to rock.

Aquamarine, along with emerald, is a gemstone variety of the silicate mineral beryl. Its name meaning "sea water," aquamarine ranges in color from a sea-green to a sky-blue and generally forms large, somewhat clear crystals. In ancient times, aquamarine jewelry was thought to protect sailors.

Aventurine is generally quartz with a speckled appearance from the presence of other minerals in the stone. Occurring in various colors from a sea green to a yellow brown, aventurine is found in the Ural Mountains of Russia, in Rutland, Vermont, and in other locations around the world.

Azurite is a carbonate mineral formed in the oxidized portions of copper deposits.  Its crystals can take over 145 different forms and its color varies from a beautiful azure blue to a much darker blue-black.  Azurite and malachite often occur in the same formations.

Carnelian is a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony, sometimes banded red and orange like an agate. Once believed to benefit the wearer's health and love life. Most carnelian comes from Brazil, India, Siberia, and Germany.

Carved bone, Authentic cow or ox bone has been exquisitely carved, polished and hand finished to make beautiful pieces.

Chalcedony is the general name for a variety of colored quartzes, many of which have a creamy appearance and luster. The gemstones given the name chalcedony are usually white to bright blue, while other colors have been given separate names--for instance, black onyx, green chrysoprase, and orange carnelian.

Chrysocolla, Green or blue-green is a stunning gemstone formed from in areas of copper ore oxidation, particularly in dry regions such as Australia, Africa, Utah and Arizona.

 Chrysoprase is a green variety of chalcedony quartz which owes its green hue to trace amounts of nickel. In Roman times, chrysoprase was said to help eyesight and relieve pain. Mined in Queensland, Australia and elsewhere, this beautiful stone is still the valued variety of chalcedony.

CinnaBar ranging in color from scarlet to brick red, the mineral cinnabar is a common ore of mercury. It is generally found in a granular rather than crystalline form and is often carved for use in jewelry. Some cinnabar mines used by the ancient Romans are still in use today.

Citrine  is quartz generally occurring in a golden color. Citrine occurs naturally in Scotland and in the Ural Mountains of Russia. Much citrine available today is actually smoky quartz or amethyst that has been heat-treated to achieve its characteristic color.

Coral an organic gem coral is the skeleton of coral polyps which live in the sea. Dull when harvested, it can be polished to a high shine. Red and pink varieties are generally found in warm Asian and Mediterranean waters. Coral has been carved in China for 2,000 years and was used medicinally and as an amulet in other ancient cultures.  Sea bamboo is a vivid red gem from the coral family. Fossilized coral dates from the Ordovician period of prehistory and displays beautiful colors and a gorgeous starburst pattern when polished.

Druzy Gem quality druzy is created when a layer of tiny quartz crystals forms over the top of another stone. Natural druzy crystals can be colored themselves or take their color from the underlying stone. The surface of a druzy is sometimes coated with gold or other substances for a dramatic effect. Titanium druzy has been treated with a thin layer of titanium to give it a beautiful color and iridescent sheen.

Eudialite is a rare reddish-purple silicate mineral seldom used in jewelry.  Most eudialite comes from Canada and also from the Kola Peninsula in Russia. 

Fluorite  fascinating and beautiful the halide mineral calcium fluoride and comes in an astonishing array of rainbow colors. Occurring in a crystalline form in places around the world, the stone has been used decoratively since ancient times. Rainbow or banded fluorite is particularly stunning and is found in large amounts at Castleton, England.

Galena is the major ore mineral of lead. Mined for lead content since ancient times, it is found in ore veins combined with sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, and in sedimentary rocks.

garnet is derived from a number of minerals, including pyrope and almandine. Popularized in Bohemia in the Czech Republic, garnet has been used in decoration and jewelry across Europe for many years. Its color is generally a dark burgundy, sometimes with a hint of orange, pink, or purple.

Green Quartz Crystal, used since ancient times for a variety of purposes, beautiful quartz is an abundant and versatile crystalline gem that occurs in many colors. 

Hematite is a metallic gray iron oxide mineral. Its name comes from the Greek word for blood, as it is sometimes red in its powder form.. Gem grade Hematite is found in Europe, Brazil and in the USA.

Iolite is the deep blue gem variety of the silicate mineral cordierite, named for French geologist Pierre Cordier. Iolite is found on Garnet Island in Canada and in South Asia and South Africa. Leif Eriksson and other Viking explorers are said to have used thin slices of iolite to navigate during voyages, taking advantage of its prismatic properties to polarize sunlight.

Jade; The name "jade" is commonly used for two different silicate minerals, jadeite and nephrite. Prized for its color and hardness, jade has been used since ancient times for practical, decorative purposes & as  symbolic gemstone.

Jasper is opaque chalcedony quartz that comes in a wide variety of colors and patterns, depending on the trace minerals present in the stone. Landscape jasper, which seems to show miniature earth scenes, and Ocean jasper with its characteristic green swirls are both popular. Jasper was used for decorative and medicinal in many ancient cultures and the Babylonians believed it was beneficial to women's health.

Jet is a shining black jet is dense lignite, a variety of coal.

Kyanite takes its name from from the Greek word kyanos which means "deep blue." Formerly called disthene, kyanite is found primarily in shades of blues and greens. The shiny, translucent gemstone is known for its color zones and variation in hardness. Zodiac signs associated with kyanite are Aries, Taurus and Libra. The stone is said to have an effect on dreams and in improving memory and encouraging mental clarity.

Labradorite is a glowing silicate mineral which shows lovely blue and golden green iridescence. This iridescence is the result of thin layers in the stone, a phenomenon which happens during the cooling process. Jewelry quality labradorite comes from India, Finland, Madagascar and Russia.

Lapis Lazuli a royal blue color comes from the silicate mineral lazurite. Polished stones often show gorgeous veins of white calcite and flecks of golden pyrite. Used by ancient civilizations from China to Sumeria, lapis lazuli inlay adorned the mask of ancient Egypt's King Tutankhamun. Lapis lazuli is somewhat rare and much of the deepest blue stone is mined in Afghanistan. Denim lapis has a lighter blue color and Aztec lapis features dramatic veining of black and brown minerals.

Larimar is a rare gemstone found only in an inaccessible region of the Dominican Republic overlooking the Caribbean Sea.

Lemon Quartz  used since ancient times for a variety of purposes, beautiful quartz is a versatile gem coming in a multitude of colors. Lemon quartz shows a truer yellow to citrine's golden hue, and its transparent beauty is often displayed in a cut form.

Lepidolite  is a silicate mineral of the mica group usually ranging from lilac to deep purple in color. Used industrially as a source of lithium and in glassmaking, the stone is mined in the Ural Mountains of Russia and elsewhere in Europe and the Americas.

Malachite  is a shining copper ore with swirling islands of rich green color. Used since ancient Egyptian times as pigment for cosmetics, dyes and paints, malachite's primary use today is still ornamental. Popularized in modern times in 19th century Europe, it was worn as protection against the "evil eye." Much of today's fine malachite is mined in the Congo.

Mammoth ivory is the fossilized tusk material of the woolly mammoth, an elephant ancestor that has been extinct for 10,000 years. Mammoth tusks grew up to 16 ft long and are collected today mainly on the steppes of Siberia.

Moldavite is called the crystal from outer space. The bottle green to very dark green stone is thought to have been formed during a meteorite shower in the Moldau Valley of Czechoslovakia about 20 million years ago. The great impact of the shower likely melted meteorite with terrestrial minerals to form this unique stone.

Moonstone is a variety of orthoclase, a feldspar. It often has a sky blue opalescent sheen, also called schiller or fire, making the stone look as if it is glowing. The sheen is created by thin layering of orthoclase with another mineral, albite. Moonstone was used in jewelry from 100 AD in Rome and even earlier in Asia.

mother-of-Pearl,  also known as nacre, mother-of-pearl is the lustrous layer found on the inside of shells of certain mollusk species. The smoothness of the material protects the mollusk's body and defends against damage and disease. If the mollusk's body becomes irritated by a parasite or foreign body, the animal may isolate the cause of the problem by encasing it in secreted nacre. The resulting object is a pearl.

Obsidian is volcanic glass, considered a rock rather than a mineral.  It is formed in the last stage of basaltic eruptions, when the silicas, left over after most other elements have been used up, are ejected and chilled at surface temperatures.  Rainbow obsidian has a multicolored iridescence.

Onyx is a chalcedony quartz with a fine texture and black color. Some onyx also displays white bands or ribbons against a black background. Onyx was popular with the ancient Greeks and Romans. The name comes from the Greek word "onux," which means fingernail. The myth is that Cupid cut the divine fingernails of Venus one day while she was sleeping. He discarded the clippings and the fates turned them to stone so that no part of Venus would ever be lost. In Greek times, almost all colors of chalcedony from fingernail white to dark brown and black were called onyx. Later, the Romans narrowed the term to refer to black and dark brown colors only.

Opals form when silica gel hardens in the cracks of other rocks. Most of the world's precious opal comes from Australia, where opal is the national gem. A boulder opal is an opal that has been sliced together with its surrounding ironstone for a varied look. Fire opal from Mexico comes in shades of orange and Peruvian opal is an opaque blue-green stone. An opal doublet has polished precious opal on the top with an ironstone backing added for strength, making the slice of opal less prone to chipping.

Orthoceras are prehistoric cephalopods related to the modern day squid, cuttlefish, and octopus. They date back about 350 million years and many are found in the Moroccan Sahara Desert.

Pearls: Natural pearls are formed when a foreign object becomes trapped in the shell of an oyster or pearl and the animal surrounds the object with several mineral layers in order to protect its soft tissue. Most pearls sold today are farmed pearls, created by intentionally inserting small mother-of-pearl beads in the oyster's shell. The resulting pearls are harvested up to two years later. Pearls come in a range of pastel colors from cream to blue to pink, and irregularly shaped pearls are often called "baroque" pearls. Mabe pearls are hemispherical cultured pearls grown against the inside shell of an oyster rather than in the mollusk's body. Mabe pearls are typically used in settings such as that conceal their flat backs.

Peridot the spring green color is the gem variety of ovaline, a silicate mineral thought to be common in the upper mantle of Earth's crust. Peridot-grade ovaline is most abundant in Pakistan and other dry areas. Used as early as 1580 BC in Egypt, peridot is held as a symbol of the Sun.

petrified wood is formed when dissolved silica from ash replaces the cells and cell walls in wood. The material then hardens into crystals as chalcedony, or cryptocrystalline quartz.  

Pietersite, sometimes called tempest stone, is an opaque form of tiger eye stone with color striations ranging from red and gold to indigo and black. Named for the Sid Pieters, the man who discovered the stone, it comes from mines in Namibia and China.

prehnite is a silicate mineral occurring in shades of white, yellow, and light green with varying degrees of transparency. First discovered in South Africa by Hendrik von Prehn, the largest prehnite crystals are mined in Canada today.

Pyrite is a common mineral, found in a wide variety of geological formations from sedimentary deposits to hydrothermal veins and also as a constituent of metamorphic rocks. The color of pyrite has sometimes led people to mistake it for gold, hence its nickname "fools gold." Pyrite is easy to distinguish from gold, as it is much lighter. Pyrite is also harder than gold and cannot be scratched with a fingernail or knife.

Rainbow calsilica is a gorgeous layered stone composed of calcium and silica. Recently discovered in Mexico and South American, it is used in jewelry and in Zuni fetish carving. It is thought to be have been formed only in the last thirty to fifty years, but the process of its formation is still somewhat unknown.

Rhodochrosite,  Rose or rose-brown colored often displays wonderful wavy bands of white. A carbonate mineral, gem quality rhodochrosite comes from Colorado and South Africa.

Rhodonite is an opaque rose-colored silicate mineral often occurring with veins of gray-black manganese oxide. Occasionally carved, it is generally used in the cabochon form. Gem quality stones are mined in many countries around the world.

Rhyolite is a fine-grained volcanic rock often occurring with other volcanic materials such as obsidian and pumice. The banded form of the stone shows striking stripes and swirls in green and brown.

Rose quartz can range from very pale pink to an almost cotton candy color and from nearly transparent to a milky opaque. Believed by some to represent love and healing, rose quartz is almost always found in large masses but rarely in crystals. Brazil, Sweden, Scotland and California all have significant deposits of rose quartz.

Ruby anyolite, also called ruby in zoisite, has beautiful jade and violet hues. Made of red corundum mixed with jade green zoisite, this lovely stone is mined in Norway, Alaska, Kenya and Tanzania. Discovered relatively recently in Austria in 1805, the opaque version of the stone seen here is often used for carving.

Russian Charoite, discovered in 1978 in the Murun mountains in Yakutia, near the Charo River, bright purple Russian charoite is a silicate mineral composed of potassium, calcium and sodium. This purple, fibrous material may also contain patterns of black, white, orange and transparent crystals.

Sandstone, the glittering colors of gem quality sandstone conjure images of the deserts and dunes of the world's landscapes. Generally occurring in dry regions, sandstone forms in layers as the spaces between grains of sand are filled with silica or calcium carbonate. An important building material in the ancient cultures of the Middle East, sandstone is as still as durable for construction as it is for sculpture.

Septarian nodules were formed during the Cretaceous period, 50 to 70 million years ago. Decomposing sea life, killed by volcanic eruptions, had a chemical attraction to the surrounding sediment resulting in the formation of small clumps of mud. As the ocean receded, the clumps were left to dry and calcify. Septarians are composed of calcite, aragonite, and limestone. Occasionally, the fossil which started the formation is still visible in the rock.

Seraphinite or clinochlore is a forest green and silver stone with an iridescent, fibrous appearance. Natural crystal formation is tabular and the stone is mined in Russia's Ural Mountains and in Bahia, Brazil.

Sharks Tooth Prehistoric fossil sharks' teeth may be black, brown, or gray, depending on the minerals in the soil in which they have been buried. Sand at the bottom of the ocean preserved and fossilized the teeth, and wave action uncovers and washes them ashore. Many fossil shark teeth have been collected from the coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Modern Sharks teeth, many collected from Morraco are often white or tan.

Shells are mineral structures formed by aquatic creatures and land mollusks. Lustrous shells including mother-of-pearl have been carved into cameos and buttons since antiquity. The beauty and variety of shells make them a sought-after decorative material.

Smoky Quartz is the relatively abundant mineral smoky quartz ranges in color from almost black to nearly colorless. Gem quality specimens are mined from the Swiss Alps and from Pike's Peak in Colorado. Dark smoky quartz is sometimes heat-treated to give it a lighter color which appears more brilliant when cut.

Sodalite an opaque and royal blue with white veins, sodalite is found all over the world, sometimes in huge deposits. Often mistaken for lapis lazuli because of its color, sodalite has been used for decorative purposes since Egyptian times. Today, in addition to its decorative uses, a sodalite solution is used in some commercial swimming pool test kits.

Sphalerite, also known as blende or zinc blende, is the primary ore mineral of zinc. When pure, it forms clear red crystals. When more iron is present, sphalerite appears in the form of dark, opaque metallic crystals.

staurolite is a mineral that takes its name from the Greek stauros, meaning "cross."  Its unique shape has historically been used in amulets called "fairy crosses."  Found in Taos, New Mexico and Fannin, Georgia.   

Stromatolite comes from mounds or outcroppings on the ocean floor, which were often a result of the activity of ancient microorganisms. Abundant in Precambrian times, stromatolite formation is are less common today.

Sugalite is a bright purple is a rare gemstone named for the Japanese scientist who first described it in the 1940s.

Tektite is glass formed during the impact of a meteor's collision with the Earth. Tektites are found in areas known as "strewnfields," or areas associated with a meteor crater. Moldavite is tektite found in the Czech Republic in an area associated with a 15 million-year-old German crater.

Tiger eye is a quartz variety named for its iridescence in rich brown and golden colors. Formed when asbestos fibers are converted to iron oxide and then silica, tiger eye is found mainly in South Africa.

Topaz, derived from "tapaz," the Sanskrit word for fire, topaz is one of the most brilliant cut gemstones in existence. Topaz comes in a variety of colors from yellow to blue, and deeper blues and pinks are often created by heat-treating stones. Brazil is the world's top exporter of topaz.

Tourmaline is a coveted stone that comes in a wide range of colors from black to pink, green and blue. Crystals which display more than one color together are common. A cross-section of a watermelon tourmaline crystal reveals green on the outside and pink within.

Trilobites were ancient sea-dwelling arthropods that lived in shallow coastal areas. They survived for approximately 350 million years beginning in the Cambrian period and are the earliest animal to exhibit evidence of eyesight in the fossil record.

 turquoise is a phosphate mineral popular all over the world. Mined since 5000 BC, it is one of the first gemstones known to be used by humans. Color variation from sky-blue to medium green is affected by differing amounts of copper and iron, more copper giving the stone a bluer color and more iron a greener one. Beautiful light blue turquoise is mined in Northern Iran and other varieties occur in Mexico, the United States and elsewhere.

Unakite is rust and green coloredit is a combination of pink feldspar, green epidote and quartz. Named for the Unakas Mountains in North Carolina, it can also be found on beaches in the Great Lakes region. Unakite is the state stone of Virginia.

Walrus, fossilized walrus ivory is excavated and collected by Eskimos along the coast of the Bering Sea. Often carved into creatures of the north or scrimshawed.

Zeolites are a group of silicate minerals with an open crystal structure. More than 50 different types of zeolite show dramatic crystal structure. Zeolites occur in many colors depending on the trace minerals present.

Zircon, has been mined in Sri Lanka for over 2,000 years. It is perhaps best known as a substitute for diamond, has a brilliance approaching that of diamond, but is softer and has different refractive properties.  In addition to the colorless variety, it is also found in red, yellow, blue, green, and brown. Much of the zircon sold as cubic zirconium is created in a laboratory.