Bijoutery's Blog

Here's an image of the items featured in my newest treasury (Get Your Rocks Off!!!). Beautiful stones wouldn't you agree! You can s...

Moonstone is a type of feldspar called orthoclase; feldspars are a group of minerals composed of aluminum silicates, and are the most common...

Obsidian forms from the melting of granitic rocks deep below the earth’s surface. It cools so quickly that it cannot crystallize, and instea...

I recieved this question from Dharma Designs... "I'd love to know more about Chinese Puzzle Stone. Is it white turquoise, howlite, ...

While many believe that diamonds are the most valuable stones on the planet, there are several that can exceed the value, including tourmali...

As a sort of followup to my recent post about Mineral ID, I've had a couple questions about Mineral ID kits. You can find several of th...

Do you look up information about stones but don’t always understand what some of the terms mean? Specific Gravity? Streak? Moh’s Hardness Sc...