Rocks and Gems Blog

Aquamarine: What's the History?
Aquamarine is a famous light blue to light blue-green stone which ranges in tones and saturation, although most is a light blue colour. It is the birthstone for March and it's name stems from the Latin Aqua Marina meaning sea...
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What is Tangerine Quartz?
Tangerine Quartz Have you heard about Tangerine Quartz? By now most of you have heard about Quartz—a timeless classic known for its healing and amplifying properties, but what is Tangerine Quartz?! Tangerine Quartz, known for its orange, or Tangerine (hence...
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What is Shungite? How to Test Shungite is Real at Home?
Shungite is a black stone that is usually shiny and intense in appearance. It has been around for approximately 2 billion years, but it wasn't until the 1996 Nobel Prize-winning research that discovered antioxidant fullerenes within the stone that the world began to take notice of shungite.
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Crystals For Love
Valentines day is just around the corner and you may be wondering which crystals you should meditate with or gift to your loved ones to enhance the forces of love, compassion, communication and romance into your life. Here we will share a few of...
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