The Library

A complete, honest guide to serpentine, the green stone of transformation and the heart: what it is, its varieties and meaning,...

Birthday crystals by month: the birthstone for every month from garnet to turquoise, how they differ from zodiac crystals, and ...

Aquamarine is a sea-blue variety of beryl, the same family as emerald, and the birthstone for March. Long carried as a sailors ...

Sunstone is a glittering orange-to-gold feldspar whose copper-platelet sparkle has long made it a symbol of joy, warmth and vit...

Rhodonite is a rose-pink manganese silicate veined with black, long carried as a heart stone of compassion, forgiveness and emo...

Lepidolite is a soft, lilac lithium-bearing mica traditionally called the stone of transition, carried for calm, emotional bala...

Howlite is a soft, white borate mineral with grey web-like veining, traditionally carried for calm, patience and better sleep. ...

Red jasper is an iron-rich, brick-red chalcedony long carried as the stone of endurance. This guide covers its mineralogy, wher...

A complete guide to hematite: what this heavy iron oxide actually is, where it is found, its varieties, traditional meanings of...

A complete guide to sodalite: what this royal blue feldspathoid actually is, how to tell it from lapis lazuli, where it is foun...

A complete guide to fluorite: what calcium fluoride actually is, where it is found, its rainbow varieties, traditional meanings...

A warm, honest guide to lapis lazuli: the deep royal blue stone of truth, wisdom and inner vision prized since ancient Egypt, w...