Sillimanite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
The fibrolite from Burma and Sri Lanka is well known to gem collectors, and highly prized because of its great scarcity. Blue and greenish gems are…
Shortite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Shortite is an exceedingly rare, not overly attractive mineral. Cut gems are among the rarest of all faceted stones. The material is a carbonate…
Shattuckite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Shattuckite is often mixed with quartz, and data often reported for properties may be erroneous. The cabochons are rich blue in color and very popular,…
Sellaite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
An overview on Sellaite Jewelry and Gemstones. Covers details and essential information on the physical properties and characteristics of Sellaite…
Senarmontite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Senarmontite is a rare mineral, restricted in occurrence to the presence of antimony sulfide ores. It is much too soft to wear, and the colors are…
Samarskite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Samarskite is a very heavy material from which lustrous black to brownish cabochons are sometimes cut as curiosities. The material is rather brittle…
Pyrophyllite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Pyrophyllite resembles talc in many ways and is indistinguishable by eye from soapstone. Chemical tests are needed to distinguish them. North…
Pyrite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Pyrite is more commonly known as fool’s gold and is familiar to nearly every mineral collector. It has been used for centuries both in jewelry…
Pyrrhotite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
An overview on Pyrrhotite Jewelry and Gemstones. Covers details and essential information on the physical properties and characteristics of…
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