The Crystal Blog
The Crystal Blog is news and information from Gemstone Cabochon. Often right on point, sometimes less so! You never know just what digressions are gonna fill my day!
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Tiger IronTiger Iron aka Iron Tiger Eye
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Jeweller of the Month #4: Nadia ThomasJeweller of the Month Nadia Thomas began her career as a jewellery designer with a silversmithing class at the London Jewellery School
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Jeweller of the Month #3: Elsa TierneyDrawing inspiration from Bauhaus, Brutalism and Deco...
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AquamarineThe stone of courage
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My first point of referenceLove is in the earth
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Smoky QuartzA beautiful gem from Scotland
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Black Opal TripletsOpal. The stone of the mystics
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UnakiteSundays, Love and Spirituality
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Green AventurineGo get'em tiger
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Turquoise (part 2)Beware the fake
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Snowflake Obsidianslamdunk the funk
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TurquoiseIs actually named after the Ottoman Turks
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Blue Gemstonesand the 5th Chakra
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MoonstoneIs it wrong to enjoy melancholy?
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JasperI love my Captain, but she needs to take a chill pill
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GarnetIs inspiration always easy for you to find?
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Dalmatian JasperIs it possible to forgive Apartheid's Assassin?
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IoliteThe Vikings Compass
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Rose QuartzThe Love Stone
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SunstoneCome on you reds
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FluoriteThe properties of fluorite are some of the most complex in the gemstone world
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LabradoriteWithout the iridescence Labradorite is a dull and unremarkable gemstone
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CitrineIt's a gemstone that allows one to completely relax
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Quartz CrystalIt takes its name from crysallos, the Greek word for ice
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Diopside (Black Star)the asterisms were clearly visible from the other side of the room
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AmethystThe name amethyst derives from the Greek word amethystos, which means
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Electric GemsVery useful for a Bronze Age shaman with a point to prove
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Jeweller of the Month #2:
Tiffany AitaCombining silversmithery and beautiful gemstones are Tiffany Aita's raison d'etre -
Friends are Friends DiscountsHow the Friends are Friends Discount program works
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Why I Love Lapis LazuliRevered by the pharaohs, it's often hard to believe that that this royal blue stone with gold flecks is actually not man made...
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Jeweller of the Month #1:
Rita BalfourRita Balfour creates exquisite jewellery combining her silver smithery and cabochon gemstones.