Gems

Since ancient times, humans have attributed mystical powers to certain captivating minerals and gems. Cultures worldwide developed fascinating stories and lore to explain the special stones that sparked wonder. If you’ve ever been curious about the tall tales surrounding your favorite crystals, you’ll love learning the curious backstories of these 8 mythical mineral marvels.

The Healing Gem | Crystal Shop on Instagram: "Behold Crystal Familia the different types of Quartz! 🥳💕✨ Which is your favorite type of Quartz? ⁣ ⁣ This post took me a few weeks to work on. I wanted to make it as comprehensive and easy to understand as possible. I don’t have all of the Quartz in these two pages because there is an extensive amount of Quartz varieties and Quartz with inclusions but I tried to get as many as possible. ⁣ ⁣ You’ll see here some Crystals that you might not know…

Asterism, also known as the "star effect," is a rare and captivating phenomenon seen in certain gemstones. It appears as a star-shaped light...

ADD SOME BLING: Enhance any project with crystal rhinestones! Add gems to costumes, hair accessories, decorations, homemade gifts, cards and so much more! The options are truly endless for adding some sparkle to whatever project you’re working on. ASSORTED SHAPES AND COLORS: The “Big Bling” bag of rhinestones comes with a wide assortment of shapes and sizes including circles, hearts, squares, flowers, tear drops, ovals and more in vibrant sparkling colors like red, blue, green, pink, purple…

This gemstone could easily be mistaken for a blue sapphire but in fact it is one of the most intensely coloured blue diamonds ever found. Small in stature at .51cts but big on colour it was originally featured in Harvey Harris' Fancy Color Diamonds (released in 1994) photography by Tino Hammid.

Blue Gem designed by Ljubica Rancic. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.

Diamonds and rubies and sapphires, oh my! From the Regent Diamond to the Black Orlov, all of these 13 precious stones are famous for their beauty and worth, but some are infamous for the misfortune they're believed to attract to their owners.

Dioptase, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia, miniature, 4.1 x 2.6 x 2.1 cm, Fine dioptase specimens like this are one of the holy grail desires for collectors., For sale from The Arkenstone, www.iRocks.com. For more details on this piece and others, visit https://www.irocks.com/minerals/specimen/6483