Amethyst 3x6mm Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 InchAmethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a Gem of Fire by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at times valued as highly as Diamond. Today, this semi to precious variety of quartz is found in many locations around the world. The presence of Manganese within the stone produces the purple hue, and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light

The color of Smoky Quartz is due to natural irradiation and traces of aluminum within the cryst

Peridot is one of few stones that occurs naturally in only one color

smoky quartz

newly discovered mineral from Indonesia that is an accidental byproduct of industrial smelting and is believed to be leftover slate from a gold mine

It is extremely fracture to resistant and has been used for blades and other tools since Neolithic times

a banded Chalcedony that is predominantly white with layers of brown

5 billion years ago

and the green color is caused by a reaction in the stone when the chrome is introduced to water

rotate the crimp 90 degrees

and was prized in ancient times for the ultramarine dye derived from it

Chrysocolla was first described by Theosphrastus

is characterized by its metallic luster and brass to yellow hue that have earned it the nickname “fool’s gold