Minerals are known to hold almost 12% of the Earth’s crust and quartz is one of the minerals believed to be abundant. There are a wide variety of quartz that have similar properties but only differs in color and a well-known kind of quartz is the rose quartz. But do you know what rose quartz [...]
Know List Of Gemstones A number of gemstones have gained fame, either because of their size and beauty or because of the people who owned or wore them. Following is a list of the most popular gemstones today. Diamond: It is the most popular gemstone of all time, equally among both men and women. It is [...]
There are over 130 species of minerals that have been used as gemstones. Internet provides you different list of gemstones that contains many, but not all of the gemstones that are used for beads. Information includes the meaning of the gemstone’s name, chemical composition, Mohs hardness number, specific gravity, color, mining locations, historical information, well [...]
List Of Gemstones Gemstones are either mineral found in the earth’s surface in their natural form or organic formed by living organisms as with the oyster. They have been treasured and sort after throughout history, and it has been believed by many cultures that gemstones hold spiritual and healing powers. Even today they are still [...]
Tourmaline is very special in the fascinating world of gemstones. It is one of the only gemstones in the world that occurs naturally in every color, sometimes even containing two colors in one stone. High availability and glorious, incomparable colour spectrum make it one of the most popular gemstones. Ancient Egyptians believed that the tourmaline [...]