Gemology

how to clean mineral specimens

How to Clean and Care for Raw Mineral Specimens...

You finally got that specimen you'd been eyeing — maybe a tourmaline cluster, a chunk of aquamarine on matrix, or a morganite crystal that looked perfect in the photos. It...

How to Clean and Care for Raw Mineral Specimens...

You finally got that specimen you'd been eyeing — maybe a tourmaline cluster, a chunk of aquamarine on matrix, or a morganite crystal that looked perfect in the photos. It...

Watermelon tourmaline vs bicolor tourmaline comparison

What Is Watermelon Tourmaline? The Rarest Bicol...

If you've ever seen a slice of tourmaline with a pink center fading into green at the edges, you already know why people fall in love with this stone the...

What Is Watermelon Tourmaline? The Rarest Bicol...

If you've ever seen a slice of tourmaline with a pink center fading into green at the edges, you already know why people fall in love with this stone the...

Natural red spinel gemstone from Burma

Spinel Gemstone: The Most Underrated Precious S...

There's a stone sitting in the British Crown Jewels right now that everyone assumed for almost 700 years was a ruby. It sits front and center on the Imperial State...

Spinel Gemstone: The Most Underrated Precious S...

There's a stone sitting in the British Crown Jewels right now that everyone assumed for almost 700 years was a ruby. It sits front and center on the Imperial State...

Natural pink Kunzite crystal from Afghanistan

What Is Kunzite Stone? Complete Guide to Color,...

There's a moment every collector experiences at least once — picking up a raw kunzite stone for the first time, holding it up to natural light, and just stopping. The...

What Is Kunzite Stone? Complete Guide to Color,...

There's a moment every collector experiences at least once — picking up a raw kunzite stone for the first time, holding it up to natural light, and just stopping. The...

rare enhydro quartz specimen on matrix natural enhydro crystal with fluid inclusion

What Is Enhydro Quartz? The Crystal With Ancien...

Imagine holding a crystal in your hand that contains liquid sealed inside it millions of years ago — liquid that has never been touched, never been exposed to air, and...

What Is Enhydro Quartz? The Crystal With Ancien...

Imagine holding a crystal in your hand that contains liquid sealed inside it millions of years ago — liquid that has never been touched, never been exposed to air, and...

collector mineral specimens cabinet display

How to Identify Museum-Grade Mineral Specimens:...

Introduction For serious collectors, owning museum grade mineral specimens represents the highest level of mineral collecting. These exceptional specimens stand apart from ordinary crystals because of their rarity, crystal quality,...

How to Identify Museum-Grade Mineral Specimens:...

Introduction For serious collectors, owning museum grade mineral specimens represents the highest level of mineral collecting. These exceptional specimens stand apart from ordinary crystals because of their rarity, crystal quality,...