Cabbing Tigereye to take full advantage of its special beauty takes a little extra care. In the world of gemstones, there are so many amazing phenomenal stones. Phenomenal stones are those that displ ...
Get Rich Quick with Crystals! - (Post)We all know there is no way to get rich quick. Success and prosperity come from hard work and dedication. But many people do believe in gemstone and crystal powers. In fact, gemstones and cryst ...
Mining Towns of Arizona Part 1 Active Towns - (Post)In my last blog I talked about the history of mining in Arizona. I mentioned how important mining was to Arizona’s history and development. There are a lot of Arizona towns as a result of ...
Tiger Iron - (Page)Tiger Iron consists of Red Jasper, Hematite, and Tiger eye. It is a great example of a metamorphosed gemstone: More than 2 billion years ago, deposits of these three materials were slowly mashed t ...
Tigerseye or Tigereye - (Page)Tiger eye or Tiger's Eye is a member of the macro-crystalline quartz family. It is usually with rich chatoyant yellow and brown stripes. Occasionally Tiger's Eye can be found blue or red, but ...
Arizona Pietersite - (Page)This rare semiprecious gemstone is known as Arizona Pietersite because of its superb chatoyant cat's eye effect. It has also been called Arizona Tiger-eye. This gemstone material is actual ...
Australia Rocks and Minerals - (Page)There is mining for rocks in Australia in all states and territories. The geology of Australia includes almost all known rock types and from all geological time periods spanning over 3.8 billion y ...
Metaphysical Defintion and Healing Crystals - (Page)Metaphysical Meanings on Rocks, Crystals and Minerals What is metaphysics? Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that investigates principles of reality transcending those of any particular ...
Animal Symbolism and Fetish Meanings - (Page)Gemstone Animal Carving Figurines, Fetishes and Symbolism What is my spirit animal? Early people honored animals for their strength and character, and the animal was recognized as a symbol for th ...
Pietersite - (Page)Pietersite is not a actual mineral name, it is a trade name. It was given to a mixture of amphibole minerals with a pattern of fibers and colors that differs from those of Tigers eye. The first Pie ...
List of Rocks and Minerals - (Page)There are about 5000 identified mineral names. There are new ones being added every year, but only about 130 of the known ones are actually considered "gemstone" minerals. "Gemstones" itself ...
Chinese Zodiac Animal Symbols - (Page)To learn your Chinese Zodiac Animal symbol find your birth year below. We carry a lot of animal carvings and I find people love to collect certain animals. Sometimes they have fond m ...