I've come across it and I'm sure many others have as well...Strawberry Quartz...Pineapple Quartz...and someone's advertising it as Natural. In actuality, most of the "fruity" Quartz stones are made of ...
Precious and Semi Precious Gemstone Beads have become increasingly popular in recent years. More and more gems once only offered in cut stones for set jewelry, are being offered in the form of beads,...
Herkimer Diamond Quartz Crystals: Quartz in general This quartz specifically When, How Why Where The Crystals Picking Rating when buying Novice Digging Glossary (the first use of...
Quartz is so much more than a beautiful crystal. It cleanses, heals and energizes--and you can learn how to harness its powers. You probably know clear quartz as the material from which crystal balls are...
Hydrothermal Quartz is NOT quartz. It does not come out of the ground. It is not a gemstone. It is largely a bunch of lab created CZ material being passed off under a fancy name. Or glass if it originates in...
I have been studying the meanings and powers behind Gemstones, and have been very intrigued about the mysteries behind these powers. Most of them I use in the jewelry I create. I wanted to share what I've...
This will be a very short and sweet guide to some of the hints I can give you when buying quartz crystal points as well as smokey Quartz. The first rule: If you are in doubt that the point has been altered...
The Mohs Scale The Mohs scale was developed in 1812 by Friedrich Mohs. It has become a valuable aid to identifying minerals ever since. Here are the ten standard minerals in the Mohs...
SMOKY QUARTZ, the black or brown variety of quartz ========================================================================= VARIETY INFORMATION:VARIETY OF: Quartz , SiO 2 . USES: Gemstone and ornamental...
This guide is proposed for information to gemstone buyers worldwide; particularly those of us (myself included), who are fond of buying gemstones from Thailand.The Thailand gem vendor bloc have come out with...