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Amethyst

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Six clear quartz crystals rest on moss in a forest, different in size, with soft-focus green trees forming the background.
September 21, 2025

Spiritual and Healing Crystals of Greater Cincinnati: Their Metaphysical Powers and Native American Legacy

The minerals and crystals of the Cincinnati region are not only geological wonders—they are revered for their spiritual, healing, and metaphysical properties,…

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Quartz Crystal with inclusions
September 19, 2025

Guide to Quartz Varieties – From Common Crystals to Rare Inclusions

Introduction: The Master Mineral Quartz stands as one of Earth’s most abundant and versatile minerals, composed of silicon dioxide (SiO₂) and crystallizing…

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Amethyst Crystal
January 12, 2023

Popular Purple Minerals

Everybody loves the color purple, a color has an old association with royalty.  The dye known Tyrian purple was a luxury item. …

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Cincinnati Art Museum Modern Jewelry Exhibit 1960s-1970s
January 19, 2022

Simply Brilliant – An Exceptional Collection of Fine Jewelry with Outstanding Stones and Crystals

The Cincinnati Art Museum has a new exhibit running through February 6th titled “Simply Brilliant: Artist-Jewelers of the 1960s and 1970s”. This…

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Amethyst intaglio portrait of Julius Caesar, Roman, 50-40 B.C.E.
March 21, 2021

Beautiful Bejeweled Amethyst’s History as an Art Medium

The February birthstone is amethyst. A form of non-fluorescing hard stone quartz whose typically purple shading comes from irradiation of iron or…

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