Smokey Quartz

Quartz, with a chemical composition of silicon dioxide, is one of the most widely distributed minerals in the earth's crust. It's form is hexagonal, prismatic and crystalline, and it has a hardness of 7. 

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Sapphire

Though rubies and sapphires appear different, in fact they are chemically made of the same material. They are corundum, a natural oxide of aluminum and come in a rainbow of other colors. 

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Ruby

Though rubies and sapphires appear different, in fact they are chemically made of the same material. They are corundum, a natural oxide of aluminum and come in a rainbow of other colors. 

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Pink Tourmaline

Tourmalines, a gem that is mined all over the world, display a spectrum of color. The ancient Egyptians believed the gem originate in the heart of the earth and traveled to the sun on the back of a rainbow. The word itself is from Sri Lanka, where much tourmaline is mined. 

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Peridot

Peridot is gem quality olivine, a mineral that composes a lot of the earth's mantel. The crystalline gem is carried to the earth's surface by volcanoes. 

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Pearl

 Pearls have universally been used for adornment for thousands of years. They are formed by irritants within the flesh of the oyster which over time are calcified into something beautiful. Hence, pearls have been seen as a metaphor for healing. 

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Opal

Opals are loved for their play of color which is caused by light diffracting in silica spheres. Though opals come in a variety of colors, we choose the blue range from Australia that we select annually at gem shows.

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