A comprehensive guide to the most important metals and gemstones in jewelry - their types, quality and symbolism.

For those who don't know I am a lapidary artist/gemcutter specializing in North American Gemstones. I work with any and all rocks and crystals with the exception of diamonds. Some stones are good for cabochons

Tapping into the energy of Crystals and working with them is real fun, I actually feel like I am communicating with someone when I am around with Crystals. It is one of my favorite things and I like to

The question comes to mind Watching a movie I saw a pearl which was the item of troubles. Then, it comes to my mind the question: How they are created? (Image generated by DALL-E-3) Discover the World

Planet Earth is home to a vast number of invaluable gemstones of which have been in it for over millions of years. They number over two hundred and each have their own unique properties.

I had made so many, I did not realize it at all. My thumbs now perpetually hurt especially when twisted the wrong way. I am fine they are just sore because its been 2 years that I keep crafting and I hardly

Very nice Zircon and Topaz we have here two videos one with flash and the other one daylight! Important to see the gem without extra special lighting to see how it would look on a normal day with regular

What's up stackers! Today is time for part 3, hopefully the final one at least in the mystical Stackers & Dragons part of the series and I promise things will get more normal after this one. It was

Hi friends, My kids have a book on gemstones and it has some interesting facts on different kinds of gems. There was also a pretty interesting story that I wanted to share today: It reads: “Greatest Gem

HI friends, As an avid rockhound, I am always on the hunt for precious and semi-precious stones, especially when gold prospecting as they are often found together. I was looking through my kids bookshelf

Good day dear Hive community, first of all I would like to welcome you all to my contribution and hope you had a day that was full of positive experiences! Today I would like a mineral a little closer

Monday, December 18, was a very busy day for me, but alas, I left my fitbit at home charging and missed out on recording about 8K steps based on estimates from other teachers. Why so busy? Because it was

Cheap materials of amazing shades are everywhere, so the need for a piece of agate or jasper as a kaleidoscope of wondrous colors has disappeared. Fashion has become faster. The structure of people's spending

Hi friends, My family and I went to a local gem show this weekend :). I do have an affinity for rocks, gemstones and geology in general, as my failed gold prospecting metal detecting trips often turn into

Greetings, jewelry enthusiasts and gemstone admirers! I am thrilled to introduce myself as a passionate gemstone jewelry designer and blogger, dedicated to unraveling the captivating stories and benefits

Hi friends, A while back, my friend @derekrichardson and I went out rockhounding and gem hunting. We were trying to find lapis lazuli, but came up short. However, Derek did know of a corundum spot and

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As anyone who knows me will readily tell you, I am a sucker for a good sparkly! I'm very distractable by shiny objects, it must be admitted. Recently I learned that one of the current scientific theories

Oregon sunstones were born in the South- Eastern Oregon desert, near the Hart Mountains. @madame-cyntaia and I spent time at the mines in SE Oregon in the dry, dusty, blazing heat, searching for these

Today has been a wonderful relaxing day with @madame-cyntaia aliveandthriving spending time in the shop, preparing to make some sunstones happy. First ya got to sweet talk them into jumping on dopsticks.