Modern - Opal & Tourmaline Traditional - Tourmaline Mystical - Jasper
The name Tourmaline is from turmali, an ancient Sinhalese word for "mixed color precious stone". Tourmaline has the ability to become electrically charged simply by heating (pyroelectricity) or rubbing (piezoelectricity). When charged, one end becomes positive and the other negative, allowing it to attract, or repel, particles of dust or bits of paper. These gems are highly valued as electrical tuning circuits for conducting television and radio frequencies because of their durability. High frequencies pass through them without shattering, unlike many other crystals. Some black tourmaline are double terminated enhancing the linear flow of energy in both directions.
Modern – Sapphire Traditional – Sapphire Mystical - Agate Sapphire is considered one of the four traditional cardinal gemstones along with Emerald, Diamond, Amethyst and Ruby. It is a member of the Corundum mineral family. Corundum is one of the hardest minerals, second only to diamonds. Even though blue is considered it's true color, sapphire is available in all colors of the rainbow with the exception of red because a red corundum is called a Ruby. Additional mineral compounds along with aluminum oxide create the differences in color, and in the case of Blue Sapphire, iron and titanium provide its hue. The name Sapphire is derived from the Latin sapphirus, Greek sappheiros, and Sanskrit sanipryam, meaning “blue stone The only other sapphire with a special...
Modern – Peridot Traditional – Sardonyx Mystical - Diamond Peridot is a very intriguing transparent yellowish-green gem variety of the mineral forsterite olivine. It is a magnesium/iron silicate crystal formed in the igneous environment deep inside the mantle of the earth and is then brought to the surface with volcanic activity. Some also came to the earth as remnants of our solar system's birth in meteorites, though those are rare. The intensity of green in each gem depends on the amount of iron. The best-colored peridot has an iron percentage of less than 15% and includes nickel and chromium as trace elements. Peridot is an ancient gemstone that was used in jewelry as far back as the time of the Egyptian...
Modern – Ruby Traditional – Ruby Mystical - Ruby Ruby is considered one of the four traditional cardinal gemstones along with Emerald, Diamond, Amethyst and Sapphire. It is a pinkish-red member of the Corundum mineral family along with Sapphire. Corundum is one of the hardest minerals, second only to diamonds. All other Corundums are considered sapphires, even the lighter pink ones. Rubies get the red coloring from their chromium and iron content. Through history ruby was revered as a symbol of the sun. It has been worn as an expression of passion, a talisman of protection and to aid in prosperity. Ruby signifies light to the darkness of one’s life and encourages one to “follow your bliss”. Esoteric Attributes: Ruby Ruby's invigorating energy helps to overcome exhaustion and lethargy. For...
Modern – Pearl & Moonstone Traditional – Alexandrite Mystical - Moonstone Pearls, the beautiful and elegant organic gems, are unromantically but scientifically described as globular cysts of calcium carbonate (mainly aragonite, a relatively soft carbonate mineral (CaCO3) that also makes up the shells of mollusks) that form within the tissues of mollusks as nacre, a protective coating resulting from an internal irritation, such as a grain of sand. Most pearls on the market today are cultured by inserting an artificial irritant or bead into the mollusk shell to create the pearl. Coin pearls - such as the ones in the picture above - are formed around a flat shaped bead nucleaus that causes the pearl to form around it into a coin, oval or square....
