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Moss Agate Opal
February 10, 2022

Organic Looking Moss Agate Use in Art

Moss agate is an un-banded (and therefore not a true) agate. It is a chalcedony with dendritic inclusions of other, typically green,…

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Emperor- Qianlong
February 5, 2022

Rare Jade Artifact Up for Auction – the Jade Seal of Emperor Qianlong

It’s not often in Geology that you have an opportunity to personally link an item to a historical figure but thanks to…

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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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Eastern Zhou Era Chinese Malachite Sword Pommel
July 20, 2021

An Ancient Malachite Art Object

Artisans have used malachite as material for creating art since ancient times. Today we have an exceptional example of chinese art incorporating…

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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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Malachite from Zaire
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,…

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