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Amethyst is a lilac to purple variety of the mineral Quartz. It forms beautiful crystals inside volcanic lava bubbles known as geodes . Due to it’s beautiful colour Amethyst is one of the most popular gemstones. The ancient Greeks believed Amethyst prevented drunkenness. Commonly from Brazil.

Quartz is a form of silica and is the most common mineral the earths crust. As such Quartz and Quartz crystals can be found in large quantities the world over. Regardless of this fact very clear and large Quartz crystals are highly prised by collectors.

Lepidolite is a lilac or rose-violet coloured phyllosilicate mineral. Lepidolite is sometimes cut and polished for use as a decorative stone. Localities, where Lepidolite is mined, include Brazil Ural Mountains Russia & California USA

Blue Obsidian glass is a manmade glass created as a by-product when manufacturing sheets of glass in the ‘float glass’ method. This blue glass is then sold to the lapidary market where it is made into polished goods.  

The tourmaline mineral group is chemically one of the most complicated groups of silicate minerals. Tourmaline has a wide variety of colours. Some crystals may consist of several colours for example crystals might be green at one end and pink at the other or green on the outside and pink inside this type is called […]

Quartz is a form of silica and is the most common mineral the earth’s crust. As such Quartz and Quartz crystals can be found in large quantities the world over. Regardless of this fact, very clear and large Quartz crystals are highly prized by collectors.

Rose Quartz is a beautiful pink variety of the mineral Quartz. The colour is thought to be due to traces of Manganese within the crystals. Rose Quartz usually occurs in massive form with crystals being very rare. Rose Quartz famously comes from Madagascar.

Sardonyx is a variant of Onyx in which the coloured bands are sard (shades of red) rather than black.

Tiger’s eye (also called Tigers eye or Tiger eye) is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually a metamorphic rock that is a golden to red-brown colour, with a silky lustre. The undulating, contrasting bands of colour and lustre make it a popular member of the quartz group.

Unakite is an altered granite composed of pink orthoclase feldspar green epidote and generally colourless quartz. It exists in various shades of green and pink and is usually mottled in appearance.