She took that jewelry-making skill and started applying the techniques to combining cut glass that has prismatic properties ...

Some gemstones are crystals, such as amethyst, which is a variety of the mineral quartz and is often cut into gemstone form. Not all crystals get the gemstone treatment, however (just look at poor old ...

She is self-taught. She has always collected rocks and has always been interested in crystals and gems. “When I was in middle school, I took a science class that had a unit on rocks. I started ...

Crystals and gemstones can be more than just beautiful—they can be deadly. Minerals like arsenopyrite, cinnabar, galena, and torbernite carry toxic substances like arsenic, mercury, lead ...

As Dhanteras nears, households in India are incorporating crystals like citrine, pyrite, and jade into rituals to attract wealth and good fortune. These stones, known for their energetic ...

Crystals and gemstones can be more than just beautiful—they can be deadly. Minerals like arsenopyrite, cinnabar, galena, and ...

Travelers have the opportunity to search for their own diamonds in the rough in some U.S. states. In July, Will and Marshall Barnet stopped at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park during a road ...

Natural gem crystals are transformed from their rough crystallographic form into the shapes, outlines, and degrees of polish in the gemstones that we appreciate and wear in jewelry. These steps are ...

This is not the case, however, in doubly refractive gems. All doubly refractive gems are anisotropic crystals, and the arrangement of their lattice points varies with direction. Uniaxial materials ...