Witherite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Easy to cut but too soft and fragile for jewelry, a faceted witherite would make an unusual addition to a gem collection.
Chicken-Blood Stone Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
One of the most prized ornamental materials in China, chicken-blood stone has been used for centuries to create carvings with characteristic…
An Introduction to Precious Metal Clay Jewelry
Precious metal clay is just what it sounds like: fine silver or gold ground extremely small and suspended in a binder to create clay. For both novice…
Hessonite Garnet Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Also known as the “cinnamon stone,” hessonite is the yellow-orange to reddish orange variety of grossular garnet. Hessonites can make beautiful,…
Uvarovite Garnet Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Always a dark, rich green color, uvarovite is one of the rarest members of the garnet family. Usually only seen as druzy on matrix, these crystals…
Niccolite (Nickeline) Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Niccolite’s delicate peachy red color and metallic luster looks beautiful when polished. Gem cutters typically carve this gem material into…
Hurlbutite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Hurlbutite is an extremely rare mineral. Minute, colorless faceted stones have been cut from fragments.
Millerite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Millerite has a rich, attractive yellow color. Massive millerites can sometimes be cut into cabochons but are too soft for jewelry use. However,…
Realgar Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Although this common arsenic sulfide mineral occurs worldwide, cut gem-quality realgar is extremely rare. This fine, red stone is very fragile,…
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