Blog posts tagged with 'Mineral Guides'

Size, weight and grade are separate descriptions. A long flat pebble can weigh less than a compact dense one, and a bright polish does not make a stone a standardised AAA grade. Useful specifications tell you how a particular seller…

Natural origin and treatment are different questions. A stone may have formed in the earth and later been heated, dyed, coated or filled. A reconstructed product may contain real mineral fragments held together by a binder. Accurate…

The safest routine for a mixed tumbled-stone collection is careful handling, dust removal with a clean soft cloth and storage that prevents stones from rubbing together. Choose additional cleaning only after checking the material,…

Clear quartz, rose quartz and amethyst share a quartz identity but offer different visual experiences in a tumble-polished collection. Compare their colour, translucency and internal features without expecting every pebble to look like a…

Citrine and smoky quartz can both show warm brown tones, but the names describe different quartz colour varieties. A careful comparison separates visible colour from the processes that may have produced or altered it. The buyer needs an…