Rocks and precious stones tagged with.
Rare rocks and gemstones.
Larimar is a very rare blue variety of the mineral pectolite and is found in only one small area of the dominican republic.
Because they look so much like common materials such as lava rocks or slag from a smelting plant it s easy to misidentify them.
Andalusite exhibits strong pleochroism and often has sets of oriented inclusions.
This turquoise stone s name was created by the man who brought the.
Meteorites are rarer than gold or diamonds and one can turn up almost anywhere.
Tumbled stones are rocks that have been rounded smoothed and polished in a rock tumbler.
The material from quebec is larger but very scarce.
Said to be about 1 000 times rarer than diamonds tanzanite is a deep blue gemstone named after tanzania where it was discovered for the first time in 1967.
Despite their small size they are desirable because so few stones exist.
Villiaumite is seldom discussed among collectors of rare gemstones because until recently no facetable material was known.
The material from los was reported in 1976 and has been cut into tiny gemstones of deep red color.
Sugilite is a rare mineral and a gemstone best known for its vibrant pink to purple color.