CHAROITE
WHAT IS CHAROITE: Discovered in Russia in 1978 in the Murun mountains in Yakutia.This the only known location for this rare mineral. The name Charoite is derived from the Charo River which is near where it was found.The colors range from bright lavender, violet and lilac to dark purple with...
LANDSCAPE JASPER
WHAT IS LANDSCAPE JASPER: Landscape Jasper stone is distinguished by its brown colour, which can show superimposed or intertwined striations of different tones. Landscape jasper is also called picture jasper, scenic jasper or Kalahari Desert jasper because of its sandy colour which suggests ancient landscapes. Its etymology comes from the...
PYRITE
WHAT IS PYRITE: Pyrite is a brass-yellow mineral with a bright metallic luster.It forms at high and low temperatures and occurs, usually in small quantities, in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks worldwide.Pyrite is so common that many geologists would consider it to be a ubiquitous mineral. METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Pyrite has...
CHALCEDONY
WHAT IS CHALCEDONY: A more general term for all varieties of quartz that are made of microscopic or submicroscopic crystals, the so-called microcrystalline varieties of quartz. Examples are the different types of agate, jasper, chert, chrysoprase, onyx, pietersite, etc. In the strict sense, and in the scientific literature, "chalcedony" designates...