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 ...
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 ...
Tigerseye or Tigereye - (Page)Tiger eye or Tiger's Eye is a member of the macro-crystalline quartz family, usually with rich yellow and brown stripes. Occasionally Tiger's Eye can be found blue or red, but most of the tim ...
Arizona Pietersite - (Page)This rare semi precious gemstone material 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 ...
Chatoyant, Iridescent Stones - (Page)Chatoyancy is a lustrous, cat's eye effect seen in some gemstones and minerals. In a chatoyant material, light is reflected in thin bands within the mineral or stone. Chatoyancy arises either f ...
Moonstone - (Page)Moonstone is a member of the Feldspar mineral group, containing the feldspar species albite and orthoclase. It is named for its blue-white sheen which is caused by lamellar structure (alter ...
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 ...
List of Rocks and Minerals - (Page)There are about 5000 identified mineral names, with new ones being added every year, but only about 130 of them are considered "gemstone" minerals. "Gemstones" itself is a subjective term ...
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 ...
Glossary of Rock and Mineral Terms - (Page)What do the words used to describe rocks and mineral mean? Everybody loves the beauty of natural rocks and minerals. However, not everybody knows the meaning of all the words or terms used in the ro ...
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 ...
Brazilian Agate and Piranha Agate - (Page)Brazilian Agate and Piranha Agate are some of the most beautiful banded agates ever found. Brazil has the most massive deposits of agate in the world and they are mostly found in southern Brazil.