Amethyst
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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,…

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…

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. …

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…

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…