Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral, with the formula Cu₂CO₃ (OH)₂. A leaf green copper carbonate malachite was used as a cosmetics and pigments by the Egyptians as far back as 3000BCE. It was used in amulets for children by the ancient Greeks and later in Italy as a talisman to ward off the […]
Purple Sapphire is the pale blue-purple to purplish-pink hued gemstone in corundum family. Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium-oxide with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium.Sapphire deposits are found in Eastern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, Madagascar, Greenland, East Africa, and in North America in mostly […]
Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminium-oxide with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium. Sapphire deposits are found in Eastern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, Madagascar, Greenland, East Africa, and in North America in mostly in Montana. Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Kashmir produce large quantities of fine quality […]
The scapolites are a group of rock-forming silicate minerals composed of aluminium, calcium, and sodium silicate with chlorine, carbonate and sulfate. Named in 1800 by José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva from the Greek ζκαποζ meaning “a shaft” in allusion to the long prismatic habit of the crystals. Scapolites can be seen in a wide […]
Prasiolite “also known as green quartz or vermarine” is a green variety of quartz, a silicate mineral chemically silicon dioxide. The word prasiolite literally means “scallion green-coloured stone” and is derived from Greek πράσον prason meaning “leek” and λίθος lithos meaning “stone”. Prasiolite can be found in Brazil, Poland, Sri Lanka, Canada, UK. It is […]
We must remember that the most powerful of all is our mind power. The use of gemstones in the chemical, wave and vibration energy of the gem can only be of some help to the well being of man. It is like a fence on the stairs. The stair fence is not essential for climbing […]
Collected Lead (Pb) Metal from gem bearing gravels – Melting just for fun Lead (Pb) Metal collected from gem mine. When we checked our mineral collection room, We found some old lead metal collection from the mineral bag. We separated lead (Pb) metal from other minerals. after, We melted that raw materials through the traditional […]
Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminum oxide with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium. Sapphire deposits are found in Eastern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, Madagascar, Greenland, East Africa, and in North America in mostly in Montana. Madagascar, Sri Lanka, and Kashmir produce large quantities of fine quality Sapphires for the world market. Sapphires are mined from alluvial deposits […]
9 Gemstones are representing the energies of astrological planets. It is known mainly that planets affect our energy levels by planets radiational energies. The therapeutic powers that the gemstones possess help balance the planetary effects and thus enable us to deal with problems on the physical, mental and spiritual plane in a better manner. These gemstones […]
This is a Ceylon white sapphire crystal found from Alluvial Gem Deposit Ratnapura Sri Lanka. It is also a heating sapphire; it can be burn and turn to blue colour. Sapphire is a precious gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum, consisting of aluminum oxide with trace amounts of elements such as iron, titanium, chromium, copper, or magnesium. Sapphire deposits are found in Eastern Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, […]
