Aquamarine (Water of the sea) is a beautiful stone of the Beryl species and has a blue or greenish blue color.
Calcite is a awesome calcium carbonate and comes with a variety of colors. The shades of orange and yellow is the known variety "Alabaster".
Labradorite is a plagioclase feldspar, a (Na, Ca, Al) silicate and captures our sight with an Iridescence effect known as Labradorescence.
Fluorite comes in a range of colors and Calcium Fluoride (Halide) can brighten up any space. The inclusions gives its color and its Fluorescence effect in UV light.
Red Garnet is an Almandine variety of the Pyralspite series. It can have needle like inclusions that run parallel to the rhombic faces of the crystal and can give the awesome "Asterism" effect.
Jade comes in two varieties, Jadeite Jade (Na, Al) silicate and Nephrite Jade (Ca, Mg) silicate. Jade carvings are very much sought out in home decor.
Lapis Lazuli (Stone Blue) has been used in many cultures in decor and jewellery. It also has Lazurite, Sodalite, Pyrite and Calcite inclusions to give that gracious appeal.
Opal (Jewel or change of color) is an amorphous silicate and has this great "Play of Color" effect due to internal diffraction inside its structure.
Peridot (gem) is a member of olivine family. It comes in green, yellow or brownish green due to its iron inclusion. A fascinating stone formed in earth's mantle.
The epic "Quartz" which has numerous varieties is a crystallized silicate from molten volcanic magma. Amethyst, Ametrine, Rose quartz, Agate, Tiger eye, Rutile quartz... the list is very wide and amazing.
Turquoise (victory), the bluish green stone is well known and popular in jewellery in middle eastern cultures and is a phosphate. The color is due to copper and iron and it may have pyrite inclusions too.
Tourmaline is a great crystalline silicate, and has color varieties due to the presence of different minerals.
Also known as "Anyolite" , Ruby in Zoisite stone consists of green zoisite and ruby crystals and black hornblende tschermakite. Has a a stone hardness of 6
Zoisite being the green variety of muscovite mica and having blue kyanite rims around ruby crystals. Has a stone hardness of 2 to 3
A variety of microcrystalline,
chalcedony quartz, the amazing agate are formed as nodules near volcanic rocks.
Varieties: Moss Agate, Lace Agate, Brazilian Agate, Flower Agate and more
Color of certain stones can be enhanced with heat, dye, adding minerals or irradiating them. Look for concentration of colors at the edges or around fractures inside.
Citrine Stone is mostly heat treated Amethyst. Also if heat treated, fractures inside look blasted.
Scratch the Stone against glass which has a hardness of 5.
Opalite, Bismuth, Chalcanthite, Silicon Carbide, Goldstone, Colored Quartz are artificial or lab grown.
Serpentine and Green Aventurine are mostly misidentified as Jade.
Some stones are enhanced with polymers and dyes .Sometimes polymers are added for stabilization just like in Turquoise. Aura Quartz is quartz treated with titanium.
Some Stones have special properties like magnetic, glowing under UV light, metallic luster like pyrite.
Labs can test the refractive index, density and chemical composition using instruments like electron microscopes and Spectrometer.
Become a professional yourself and identify stones with ease with the stone features. Look for Gemology courses nearby.
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All Stones are cleaned and polished. So they are perfectly safe. None of them must be used for consumption. Because they are minerals like Marble and Granite in our countertops.
You can clean them with a wet cloth(preferably warm water)
All Stones in our collection are of hardness 3 and above. Stones with hardness above 5 are harder than glass and can scratch glass.
All Stones are 100% natural coming from all over the world. None of the stones undergo any kind of treatment like
Do check the section "Spot the fake Stone like Pro" in this page for additional details
No. They should be purely used as Decor to enhance the aesthetic of your living or working space. Its an unique opportunity to appreciate Nature's wonders while they are available.
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