Lazulite

Lazulite is a rare mineral that belongs to the phosphate class, characterized by its striking blue color. Its name is derived from the Persian word “lazhward,” which refers to a blue color. Lazulite typically occurs…

Orbicular Jasper

Orbicular jasper is a variety of jasper, a type of chalcedony, known for its distinctive orb-like patterns. These patterns can vary in size, color, and arrangement, creating unique and visually striking stones. Orbicular…

Eye Agate

Eye agate is a unique variety of agate, a form of chalcedony, known for its distinctive patterns resembling eyes. These eye-like formations, often called “agate eyes,” are concentric circles or bands that form within…

Bi-color Tourmaline

Bi-color tourmaline is a unique variety of the tourmaline family that exhibits two or more distinct colors within a single crystal. These colors can range from pink and green to blue and yellow, and the transition between…

Arizona Rainbow Petrified Wood

Petrified wood is essentially fossilized wood where all the organic materials have been replaced with minerals, usually silicates such as quartz, while retaining the original structure of the wood. This process occurs over…

Watermelon Tourmaline

Watermelon tourmaline is a strikingly beautiful variety of the mineral tourmaline, renowned for its distinctive color gradient that resembles a slice of watermelon. This gemstone is highly prized for its unique appearance,…

Wollastonite

Wollastonite Wollastonite Wollastonite is a group of innosilicate mineral, formula is CaSiO3 that may inlude small amount of magnesium, manganese and iron substituting for calcium. A valuable industrial mineral, wollastonite is white, gray,…

Cavansite

Cavansite is a relatively rare and striking mineral known for its vibrant blue color. The name “cavansite” is derived from its chemical composition, as it contains calcium (Ca), vanadium (V), and silicon (Si). The mineral is typically found in crystal…

Olivine

Olivine is one of the most common minerals within the earth, and is a prime rock forming mineral. Despite this, desirable specimens and huge crystals are unusual and fashionable. Only few localities yield large examples of this mineral, even though small…

Sillimanite

Sillimanite is a mineral that belongs to the group of aluminosilicate minerals known as the sillimanite group. It is named after the American chemist Benjamin Silliman Jr., who first described the mineral in 1854. Sillimanite has the chemical formula…

Kaolinite

Kaolinite Mineral Rock Kaolinite sample from Twiggs County, Georgia, USA. This sample is from the Cretaceous rocks of Georgia Kaolinite is a clay mineral with chemical composition Al2Si2O5(OH)4. It is an important industrial mineral. Rocks…

Tremolite

Tremolite,Campolungo, Piumogna Valley, Switzerland Tremolite from Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, United States Tremolite is a silicate mineral and member of the amphibole group. Chemical formula is Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2.…