jamesNov 23, 20181 minRuby in FuchsiteFuchsite is a green variety of muscovite mica. Chromium is the source of fuchsite’s green color. Occasionally, corundum crystals are foun...
jamesNov 23, 20181 minMagnasiteMagnesite is a mineral with the chemical formula MgCO3 (magnesium carbonate). Iron, manganese, cobalt and nickel may occur in the stone b...
jamesNov 23, 20181 minVictoria Stone Absolutely one of the rarest stones I carry with one of the best stories!! This is a man made stone made from real stones back in the 50'...
jamesNov 23, 20181 minBumblebee Jasper This is the only stone I have ever seen with striking yellow, orange, black and grey colors all put together with incredible patterns. N...
jamesNov 23, 20181 minVarisiteVarisite is a hydrated aluminium phosphate mineral. It is often confused with turquoise and is almost always a beautiful shade of green. ...
jamesNov 23, 20181 minAzurite One of my all time favorite stones is Azurite or Azurite with Malachite! It is also a copper mineral, and although I have found some bea...
jamesNov 23, 20181 minChrysocollaChrysocolla comes in many different shades of blue and green and will often have reds and browns mixed in as well. It is a copper mineral...
jamesNov 23, 20181 minCeruleiteThis stone has turned out to be one of the most beautiful blues and..................one of the most rare. I picked up a few pieces of th...
jamesNov 13, 20181 minRainbow CalciteThis is another one of those really unusual stones with a great story behind it. This stone has been around for a few years and almost al...
jamesNov 12, 20181 minOpal Butte Picture Jasper Opal Butte is one of my all time favorite jaspers. There is so much you can do with the stone so that the colors and pictures in the ston...
jamesNov 12, 20181 minMalachite Malachite is that incredible, intense green stone that is considered a semiprecious gemstone all over the world! Malachite is a copper mi...
jamesNov 12, 20181 minWhite Buffalo(Turquoise) White buffalo is often called turquoise, when in fact it has been tested many times and it is not turquoise. The name is used to identify...
jamesNov 12, 20181 minChrysocollaMaterial identified as Chrysocolla may be a mixture of the copper hydroxide spertiniite and chalcedony. There are various names for the b...
jamesNov 12, 20181 minGold in quartzGold in quartz is one of the rarest stones ever to be found. Most gold comes in tiny specks so small it cannot be seen with the naked eye...
jamesNov 12, 20185 minABOUT STONES: There have been thousands of facts and stories written about turquoise over the years, most of which are pretty much all alike; and a num...