CRAZY LACE AGATE
WHAT IS CRAZY LACE AGATE: Crazy Lace Agate also known as Mexican Agate is a banded chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz) that's infused with iron and aluminum and is often brightly colored and complexly patterned.This produces the creamy browns, blacks, greys and golds (and occasional pinks or reds) swirled together in this stone....
RUBY ZOISITE
WHAT IS RUBY ZOISITE: Ruby zoisite is a colourful metamorphic rock that features crystals of red corundum and green zoisite.It's not unusual for hornblende to also be present. Due to its striking colour stones are widely used for decorative purposes.The difference in hardness of the minerals corundum and zoisite can...
MOSS AGATE
WHAT IS MOSS AGATE: Moss agate is a semi-precious gemstone formed from silicon dioxide.It is a form of chalcedony which includes minerals of a green color embedded in the stone, forming filaments and other patterns suggestive of moss.The field is a clear or milky-white quartz, and the included minerals are...
MALACHITE
WHAT IS MALACHITE: Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral.Malachite often results from the supergene weathering and oxidation of primary sulfidic copper ores, and is often found with azurite, goethite, and calcite.Except for its vibrant green color, the properties of malachite are similar to those of azurite and aggregates of...