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Gemology: O is for ...
Obsidian is a natural black, variegated black, red, or orange volcanic glass formed from cooling lava. It's been used by people for many
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Gemology: N is for ...
There's not a lot we can say about gemstones beginning with N because there really aren't many! Sure, there are regionally named var
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Gemology: M is for ...
We've reached the halfway point of our Gemology guide! This week we bring you gemstones beginning with M... Mabe Pearls, Malachite, Marc
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Gemology: L is for...
Lapis Lazuli is technically not a gemstone. It's a composition of up to 15 other minerals all fuzed together. Lapis Lazuli is famous for
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Gemology: J is for ...
Jade is actually two different minerals, Jadeite and Nephrite, that are very similar in appearance and feel. Both have been used for millenn
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February's Birthstone - The Amethyst
The amethyst has many superstitions attached to it, not merely that it can protect against the evils of Bacchus, the God of Wine....
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Gemology: I is for...
Iolite is often mistaken for many other blue gemstones, inlcuding sapphire, tanzanite and blue spinel, but analysis of it's composition
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January's Birthstone - The Garnet
Garnet has been prized for millennia. It has been used in jewellery and decoration dating back thousands of years. Egyptians considered garn
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Gemology: H is for...
Hackmanite is pink sodalite mineral first noted in Greenland in 1896, but not found in gemstone quality until a discovery in Quebec in 1991.
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Gemology: G is for ...
Well this shouldn't take long; there really aren't that many and what we have are mostly variants of other minerals and gems! But if
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