What are Agates, how are the formed, and what patterns and inclusions do they have? Agate is a member of the Chalcedony family. Chalcedony (kal SED' nee) is any form of microcrystalline quartz, where ...
Native Metals found in the United States(Post)A native metal is any metal that is found in its natural metallic form in nature. Though many metals can be found as native deposits, only gold, silver, copper and the platinum group occur native in ...
Gemstone Cabochon Glossary(Page) Lapidary terms used to describe semiprecious gemstone materials used to cut designer cabochons: Botryoidal or Bubble This literally means “cluster of grapes” and is used to des ...
Metaphysical Stone Meanings(Page)Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that investigates principles of reality transcending those of any particular science. It deals with defining “being”, such as “why do we ...