Minerals
Posts about minerals
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…
January 26, 2021
This Week’s Mineral Spotlight: Gorgeous Green Malachite
If the mineral is green and gorgeous there is a good chance it’s malachite. Like its copper cousins Turquoise, Azurite, and Chrysocolla,…
January 13, 2021
This Week’s Mineral Spotlight: Beautiful Blue Sodalite
Sodalite is a gorgeous mineral that occurs in igneous rock. Sodalite’s distinctive color ranges from royal blue to light blue and white, and is oftentimes confused with lazurite and lazulite. It’s name derives from the sodium content of the mineral. It is sometimes fluorescent, usually when the material is grayer and paler in color. …