Dictionary of crystals

Bismuth is a silvery metal that can have a bright rainbow tarnish. Its fantastic geometric shape is known as the "hopper crystal". The tarnish and shape are natural, but most colored bismuths found on the market have been processed. In fact, you can make your own bismuth hopper crystals at home, in your own kitchen. This soft metal can be melted easily and was...

Introduction to the Meaning and Uses of Cacoxenite Cacoxenite is one of those rare ingredients that makes a good thing even better. It manifests as beautiful inclusions in a host crystal, usually amethyst or quartz, and appears as radiating tufts or strands of yellow, gold, or earthy brown. Its presence expands the properties that already emanate from the host stone, and adds its own...

Science and origin of Super Seven Super Seven, also known as the Melody Stone or Sacred Stone, is an extremely rare mineral featuring seven crystals in one. The crystals are amethyst, cacoxenite, goethite, lepidocrocite, rutile, smoky quartz, and quartz (in which all minerals are usually naturally embedded). This unique mineral has only one small locality in the entire world, and this mine is currently...