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Stone Mania
http://stonemania.wordpress.com/
A collection of magnificent gemstones which have been transformed into breathtaking pieces of jewellery with a strong emphasise on pendants.
Featuring as many as one hundred and fifty different gemstone varieties, Stone Mania boasts many rare and unusual pieces as well as those which are more familiar.
The aim of our blog is to make shopping online much more fun
- Added on: Aug 3rd, 2009
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Laurence
- Listed in: Shopping Reference
- Tags: jewellery lapis lazuli malachite moonstone gemstone jewellery gemstone directory
Recent Posts
Unakite
Unakite was first discovered in the USA in the Unaka mountains of North Carolina hence its name. Unakite is the state gemstone of Virginia where it can be found in the river valleys after having been washed down from the Blue Ridge Mountains. ...
Turquoise
In the thirteenth century Turquoise was named after the French words ‘pierre turquoise’ meaning Turkish stone. This is thought to have arisen from a misconception that Turquoise originated in Turkey when in fact it originated in Pers...
Tourmaline
Tourmaline occurs in many colours and also in combinations of two or three different colours. The colours can be at different ends of the crystal or together in the heart of it. Tourmaline with a pink centre and a green border is known as Waterm...
Tourmalinated Quartz
Tourmalinated Quartz is created when black Tourmaline is trapped within the Quartz. This gemstone is frequently called Black Rutile which is incorrect as the mineral is Tourmaline and not Rutile. The difference in hardness between the two material...
Topaz
There is some uncertainty over where the name Topaz originated from. Some say it comes from the Sanskrit word meaning ‘fire’ while others link it to the Red Sea Island of Topazios (Zabargad or St. John’s Island) where Peridot h...
Tigers Eye
Tigers Eye is the original chatoyant gemstone. This means it has a changeable shimmering silky lustre which is caused as light is reflected from the inside of the stone. This word comes from the French meaning ‘cat’s eye’ Tigers Ey...
