Rhyolite is a volcanic, igneous rock with high silica content. Its name is taken from the Greek word “rhyax,” meaning “a stream of lava.” It is chemically identical to Granite,...
Black Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robin’s egg blue to blue-green to black, occasionally mingled with rust-brown. This variety of Amazonite...
Bird’s Eye Rhyolite is named for its circular color formations of deep reds, light tans and earthtones. Rhyolite was named "streaming rock" because of its beautiful bands, bubbles and crystal-rich...
Green Garnet can be among the most valuable of garnets, which come in a variety of colors. Occurring in sizes ranging from a grain of sand to the size of...
Snowflake Obsidian is a volcanic black stone with small, white, radially clustered inclusions of cristobalite in the black glass, producing snowflake patterns. Obsidian is formed when felsic lava cools without...
Apple Jasper carries the deep red to bright red hues of apples, frequently complemented by tans, ochre browns and deep greens. Jaspers are considered elemental earth stones, aligned with the...
The description, “buttery,” has been often applied to unlikely products, and it might be easy to understand why. “Butter” suggests qualities of smoothness, light, the easy-on-the-eyes nature of a pale...
Cacoxenite is the trade name for this naturally occurring blend of seven stone types. It was originally named for the visible inclusions of the mineral Cacoxenite. However, this stone, often...
Lapis, or Lapis Lazuli, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. During the Renaissance, Lapis was...
Yellow Jade is not actually Jade, but a form of natural Serpentine which is commonly referred to as Yellow Jade in the stone industry. This semi-translucent stone occurs in an...
Rose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common varieties of the Quartz family. It is a translucent to transparent stone with a soft pale pink...
Kambaba Jasper is a sedimentary stone comprised of microcrystalline Quartz interlaced with Stromatolites — ancient fossilized colonies of primeval microorganisms. Stromatolites date back more than three billion years and are...
Tiger Eye is a macrocrystalline Quartz stone with bands of rich golds and browns. Its chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as...
Impression Jasper comes in a variety of colors and possibly more names. The material comes with variety of tan and crimson matrix colors which create a striking contrast to any...
Sunset Dumortierite has a much brighter palette than regular Dumortierite, from light blue to lapis blue to cobalt, as well as some occurrences of dark gray. Dumortierite is an aluminum...
White African Opal is a white to cream to light tan stone with veining of black or gray. Like all Opals, it is a form of hydrated amorphous silica, however...
Tiger Eye is a macrocrystalline Quartz stone with bands of rich golds and browns. Its chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as...
Lapis, or Lapis Lazuli, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. During the Renaissance, Lapis was...
African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue-green associated with true Turquoise. It contains inclusions...
Rose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common varieties of the Quartz family. It is a translucent to transparent stone with a soft pale pink...
Fancy Jasper, also known as Rainbow Jasper, ranges in color from light to dark green, deep red, tan, cream, pink and mauve. It is a chalcedony believed to bring balance...
Wood Opalite is a type of petrified wood that has been impregnated with the Silicon Dioxide commonly known as Opal. Wood Opalite occurs in a range of colors, primarily earth...
Lapis, or Lapis Lazuli, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. During the Renaissance, Lapis was...
Fossil Coral is the prehistoric fossilized remains of the invertebrate reef builders that live in tropical oceans. Silica-rich waters create hardened deposits that preserve coral skeletons, resulting in fossils that...
Purple Crazy Lace Agate is actually Mexican Crazy Lace Agate that has been color enhanced with purple to bring out the beautiful patterns in the stone. Crazy Lace Agate is...
Red Garnet is the most commonly known type of Garnet, which occurs in many colors. Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cultures and civilizations throughout history,...
Pink Crazy Lace Agate is actually Crazy Lace Agate that has been color enhanced with pink to bring out the beautiful swirling and circular concentric patterns in the stone. Crazy...
Dragon Blood Jasper is a variety of Quartz with veins of blood red that run through the predominantly light green to dark green stone. Legend has it that the stone...
Purple Crazy Lace Agate is actually Mexican Crazy Lace Agate that has been color enhanced with purple to bring out the beautiful patterns in the stone. Crazy Lace Agate is...
Purple Crazy Lace Agate is actually Mexican Crazy Lace Agate that has been color enhanced with purple to bring out the beautiful patterns in the stone. Crazy Lace Agate is...
Dumortierite is an aluminum borosilicate mineral that varies in color from blue, green and brown to the more rare violet and pink. First described in 1881, the mineral was named...
Black Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robin’s egg blue to blue-green to black, occasionally mingled with rust-brown. This variety of Amazonite...
Lapis, or Lapis Lazuli, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. During the Renaissance, Lapis was...
Smoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz. It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish to gray crystal. The color of Smoky...
Green Aventurine is a green translucent quartz with glimmering metallic inclusions. Green is the most common color for Aventurine, but it can also occur as orange, brown, yellow, blue or...
Dog Teeth Amethyst has a purple and white striped appearance due to its combination of Amethyst and White Quartz. The name derives from the recurring chevron or “dog teeth” pattern...
Blue Crazy Lace Agate is actually Mexican Crazy Lace Agate that has been color enhanced with blue to bring out the beautiful patterns in the stone. Crazy Lace Agate is...
Jade refers to an ornamental mineral, mostly known for its green varieties. Our Jade is one of two mineral varities -- nephrite, a silicate of calcium and magnesium -- from...