#gemstones

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

REMOVED

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.

It was a great morning for a walk with @madame-cyntaia aliveandthriving. Then it was off to the grocery store for food. When we got back I worked on some garnets. The orange garnet during cutting. The

Had to hit the big city today for an oil change and school clothes for the kiddo with @madame-cyntaia. We went for an evening walk tonight I think I got a better moon shot what cha think? Aliveandthriving

What a day! What a day! Spent most of the day in the car but it was well worth it. Today I got to see a friend I haven’t seen in years, and it sounds like we’ll see each other more often. My adult son

Today I started the day with splinterlands risingstar and dcrops then went for a walk with @madame-cyntaia. We saw some beautiful flowers. This was the first time we have seen this type of butterfly it

Green amethyst, also known as Prasiolite, is a member of the quartz family and has the same structure as purple amethyst. Prasiolite is amethyst that has been subjected to heat - the heat turns changes

Our other passions! Craftsmanship

The name Opal comes from Sanscrit, upala, meaning precious jewel. They are unusual gemstones of various colours, which change appearance depending on how the light strikes them. Opals are actually made

Sapphires, like rubies belong to the corundum family, which means the stone is extremely hard (nearly as hard as diamonds). Sapphires are supposed to signify loyalty. Most sapphires are found in India,

Peridot is an unusual green-gold stone. The ancients loved it - it's found in ancient Egyptian jewellery as well as in Roman jewellery. Scientists have been a bit puzzled as to how it is formed - it's

Rubies are supposed to signify passion and sexual love. The name comes from the Latin word rubens which means red. They come from the corundum family of gemstones. Red corundums are called rubies, blue