Brandberg Mountain sticks straight up out of the Namib Desert with nothing else around it for miles. It’s Namibia’s highest
Brandberg Amethyst: Crystals from Namibia’s Loneliest Mountain Read Post »
Mineral names usually come from a Greek root, or a place, or a color. Prehnite broke that pattern first. It
Prehnite: The First Mineral Ever Named After a Person Read Post »
Most of what ends up in a display case took millions of years of quiet, steady pressure to form. Stilbite
Stilbite: The ‘Bowtie’ Crystal Born Inside a Lava Flow Read Post »
Most gemstones show up in a handful of countries. Sapphire comes from Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Australia, Montana. Diamonds come from
Tanzanite: The Gemstone That Only Exists in One Square Mile on Earth Read Post »
There’s a patch of the Sahara, right where Egypt runs into Libya, where you can pick chunks of pale yellow
Libyan Desert Glass: The Stone That Fell From the Sky Read Post »
They’re not diamonds — they’re quartz. Here’s the real history, geology, and ongoing science behind Herkimer County’s famous double-terminated crystals.
Herkimer diamonds aren’t actually diamonds, but they sure look like them. These stunning double-terminated quartz crystals are only found in
