Turquoise Calsilica A type of chalcedony, this multi-colored stone combines a powerful cocktail of minerals that evolved from the lava streams of primordial volcanoes. Discovered only this millennium! Mining: Ocean Jasper is mined in Madagascar, the only place on earth, near the town of…

Hematite Hematite is a shiny, dark-coloured stone found all over the world. It is made mainly of iron, which gives it its metallic sheen. In Ancient Rome, hematite was a popular stone for decorative purposes. Jewellery, weapons, and even armour decorated with hematite…

Howlite Howlite was named after Henry How, who discovered it in 1868 in Nova Scotia. Henry How was a Canadian chemist, geologist and mineralogist who was told of this previously unknown mineral by gypsum quarry miners who found it hampered their mining because…