Crystal Lovers, have we got a treat for you! In this blog post we’re going to briefly talk about the Geology of Garnet. When most folks hear the term garnet they are thinking of the classic deep red gemstone. Turns out, Garnet is an entire group of minerals that share the same growth pattern; a […]
Happy New Year Crystal Lovers! We’re kicking off our first gemstone blog of 2020 talking about the geology of a truly fantastic gemstone. That’s right everyone, Labradorite is the beauty we’re discussing this week. Labradorite is a sodium-rich Plagioclase Feldspar found in the main three classes of rocks. It often occurs as a primary mineral […]
Amethyst After talking about Citrine last week, we thought it’s a great time to look at its sister, Amethyst. Amethyst is another crystal that is considered an old-world stone. Geologically speaking, Amethyst forms in the same way as citrine and the differences between them is small enough to be covered in one post so we’re […]
The Geology To fully understand the amazing stone that is Citrine, it’s necessary to understand the geology of it. In this blog post we’ll discuss the general geology of Citrine, where it’s mined, what dictates gemmy quality, and how it has been used historically. The basic chemical compound of Citrine is SiO2 which stands […]
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