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Amber
Amber has been called “petrified sunlight” or “frozen gold”. Its bright yellow conceals the mystery of the gem, producing jewelry that makes the wearer both look good and feel good. Our amber, like most today, is ambroid amber - an affordable, immature variety of copal amber mixed with synthetic resin. True amber was formed up to 60-million years ago where seas were then forest. Resin from these trees dripped down to accumulate in puddles. Over millions of years the land was replaced by sea and the weight formed this resin into amber which eventually floated to the surface.
Ambroid, although known as pressed or reconstituted amber, is made from real amber scraps and shavings generated by amber carvers. These tiny pieces are collected and heated, then pressed into large blocks.
Carnelian
Another stone from the quartz family, usually bright orange to reddish orange. Carnelian is for confidence.
Said to help blood disorders and eliminate toxins from the body.
Carnelian is in tune with the energies of the Earth, making you feel anchored and comfortable with your environment.
A good stone for people starting new projects or who feel they are going nowhere.
It motivates, allowing you to find the energy to make the most out of life.
Citrine
”Citrine” comes from the French word for lemon, and is any quartz crystal or cluster that’s yellow to orange.
The darker, orange colors were traditionally the best, but today people prefer bright lemony shades to mix with pastel colors.
Sunny citrine brightens all jewelry, blending especially well with the yellow gleam of polished gold.
The yellow color is a natural reviver, and citrine focuses the mind bringing a feeling of self-esteem.
Coral
Coral was long thought to be a strong talisman against evil spirits and hurricanes.
It is also said to reduce blood flow.
Naturally its color ranges from white to red, but most red coral these days is dyed. However, these days almost any color can be made by dying white coral. It grows in branches that look like underwater trees.
Flake Stone
The most common flaked stone is goldstone which is ideal for autumn jewelry.
A man-made stone, first created by alchemists trying to make gold - however, all material has properties, these are transmitter stones.
Causing light to pass through you in order to convey or receive a medium.
Revitalizing, energizing, and encouraging a positive attitude and individualism
Jade & Aventurine
For 5,000 years Imperial China used the word "jade" as something precious.
Because jade is said to have all the attributes most valued in society.
A symbol of purity and serenity, it is delicate, but will not break - is beautiful, but not impermanent, it can be flawed with lines, but still pleasing. It is believed to radiate divine unconditional love and balance the emotions.
The most famous type of jade carved in China is from Burma, with shades of green, lavender, yellow, white and grey.
Jasper
Jasper was highly valued in ancient times, not only for its beauty, but also for its magical and medicinal properties.
Jasper is known as the “patron stone of counselors and healers”.
Red jasper is an intensely protective stone, stabilizing the aura and bringing contentment.
Poppy jasper is dark red with black flecks.
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jasper is pale brown with darker patterns - named from pictures formed by patterns caused by trapped fossilizes algae.
Fancy jasper is creamy brown with lavender or green swirls.
Lapis
Lapis Lazuli is gemstone straight out of fairy tales of the Arabian Nights: deepest blue with golden shining Pyrite inclusions which twinkle like little stars.
Through the ages, lapis has been associated with power, wisdom, and love.
The twinkling inclusions are not gold but pyrite, caused by iron.
The blue color comes from the sulfuric content of lazurite.
For many people lapis is a stone of truth and friendship. A powerful gemstone that should not be worn by those who lack strength of character.
Malachite & Rhodonite
Malachite is green with irregular black banding. Its green stripes have the ability to soothe and bring rest - helping sleep, meditation, the circulation and balancing emotions.
The copper content helps rheumatism.
The magic of malachite is also thought to attract love and wealth.
Some say malachite travels the world in search of energies to change.
Rhodonite is usually pink to red or orange, very popular in 18th-century Russia where it was used extensively to decorate the Russian court.
Rhodonite has similar properties to malachite.
Mookaite
Mookaite forms in Western Australia. An Australian aboriginal healing stone that bestows strength. It helps heal wounds and encourages the desire for variety and new experiences.
Mookaite helps us to be kind to others is a very protective stone too.
Pearl
The least expensive cultured pearls today rival the most expensive natural pearls ever found.
Natural freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same reason saltwater pearls occur in oysters.
Foreign material inside a mussel can't be expelled.
To reduce irritation, the mollusk coats the intruder with the same secretion it uses for shell-building, nacre.
To cultivate a pearl, farmers slit the mussel and insert small pieces of live tissue from another mussel.
This can produce usually odd shapes. So for more roundness, the Chinese now reshape rejected pearls into spheres, and then nucleate mussels with them.
Being an organic gem, grooves, pits, or dents are expected.
Freshwater pearls are popular for their colors: white, silvery-white, pink, red, copper, brown, lavender, purple, green, blue, and yellow.
These are usually dyed these days.
Tigers Eye
Tiger's-eye is polished to show its characteristic band of pearly luminescence, resulting from light reflecting off its thin parallel inclusions in the quartz.
Colors range from a rich golden yellow to dark brown. Tiger’s-Eye is good for those worried about health.
It also builds will-power and inner-strength.
Topaz
Topaz is a common gemstone that has been used for centuries in jewelry. Usually golden brown to yellow color. The Egyptians said that topaz was colored with the golden glow of the mighty sun god Ra. This made topaz a very powerful amulet that protected the faithful against harm. The Romans associated topaz with Jupiter, who also is the god of the sun. And Greek legend has it that topaz could make the wearer invisible and would change color in the presence of poisoned food or drink.
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