A type of the beryl mineral formed in pegmatites, a type of igneous rock. The stone is in pale blue green color explaining its name Aquamarine, derived from the Latin words: aqua marina which means, water of the sea.Mainly found in Brazil, and can also be found in Russia, Kenya, Madagascar, and ..
A is a unique form of quartz with particles of chrome that gives it a green color. There are other forms of aventurine which contains a wide variety of mineral particles, leading to a range of different colors which some varieties contain minerals that give it silver, brown, blue, or red colors...
Crystallized from sodium-rich magmas, Sodalite is a tectosilicate mineral that is opaque and comes in different shades of royal blue, flecked with white calcite.Sodalite are commonly found in Portugal, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, Russia, Australia, Tanzania, and China. There are also kinds of Sodal..
All gemstones are part of the Chalcedony family, with single-color variety classified under Chalcedony, while the rest of are given unique and specific names, like Onyx, Carnelian, Jasper, and Heliotrope. The name Chalcedony is derived from the ancient Byzantine port city of Chalcedon, which is now ..
Believed to have been created in the cretaceous period, about 65-90 million years ago, Crazy Lace Agate is a banded chalcedony infused with aluminum and iron. The stone is usually found in complex pattern and brightly color, producing swirls of golds, greys, blacks, and browns, and occasionally reds..
A form of chalcedony, with impure variety of silica, form during volcanic ash or fine pyroclastics cements into a solid material from precipitation of silicas from solution. Jaspers are commonly found in red color is due to iron(III) inclusions.It can be more commonly found in India, Russia, Egy..
A light mineral made up of hydrous calcium borate, Howlite is named after the 19th century mineralogist Henry How who first discovered it in Nova Scotia. It is a white or light grey opaque and porous stone with grey, black, or brown veins.Mostly found in Canada, specifically Nova Scotia, Newfoun..
An aluminum silicate mineral found mainly in metamorphic rocks, most often forms from the high-pressure alteration of clay minerals during the metamorphism of sedimentary rocks. Kyanite is usually transparent or translucent in appearance with a pearly sheen, commonly found in blue and streaked with..
A a Feldspar mineral, the most abundant group of minerals that can be found in the earth’s crust is being named after the place where it was first found, Labrador of Canada. The crystals are usually found in green, greyish-white, and different shades of blue, with iridescent blue flashes and flecks ..
Form near igneous intrusions where limestone or marble are being altered by contact metamorphism or hydrothermal metamorphism, Lapis Lazuli which means blue stone explaining its name.The crystal has been around for centuries and today, it is being mined in USA, Chile, Italy and Afghanistan.B..
A volcanic rock rich in silica with undulating parts of oxidized Hematite or Magnetite, usually colored in mahogany brown or brick red within a black base material.Found in places where volcanic activities have occurred including South America, the United States, Afghanistan, Mexico, and Japan.
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A chalcedony, which is made up of a variety of the micro-crystalline quartz, formed when lava gas cavities is being deposited with silica resulting in the unique bands or stripes exhibit in Onyx. It is often black in color, but there are also brown, pink, red, green, and colorless Onyx stones.M..