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Gemstone Materials
Handcrafted from natural gemstones and minerals*
Gemstone Materials
Materials Selections
Sun
Golden Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), a carbonate mineral, one of the most common minerals occurs in a great variety of shapes and colors, and it constitutes a major portion of many of the earth’s rocks.
S
6
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Mohs
3
1R
- =6.957×105km
Origin and occurrence: Calcite is a very abundant mineral found in the Earth’s crust. It is found in sedimentary rock. It is usually mined from deep underground or quarried from the surface of the Earth which can be found in various countries in the world including Mexico, the US, England, India, and Germany.
C
i
Triclinic
6-6.5
Mercury
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Na,Ca)₁₋₂Si₃₋₂ O₈), a sodium-rich plagioclase feldspar which displays a particular type of iridescence on a dark ground. Labradorite is found in igneous rocks, both plutonic and volcanic.
0.4
AU
Origin and occurrence: Magmatic in gabbros, basalts, anorthosites; metamorphic in amphibolites. Large iridescent aggregates up to 1 m across, come from Nain, Labrador, Quebec, Canada and also occur in Korostenskiy massif, Ukraine and Ylämaa. Finland.
Venus
Nephrite
C
2h
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Mohs
6-7
0.7
AU
T
d
Crystal System
Cubic
Mohs
5.5-6
Earth
Sodalite
1.0
AU
Mars
Mahogany Obsidian
C
i
Crystal System
Amorphous
Mohs
5-6
1.5
AU
D
3
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Mohs
6.5-7
Jupiter
Tiger’s Eye
Tiger’s Eye (SiO₂), a metamorphic rock with a golden to red-brown colour lustre. It is formed when the Quartz takes over and dissolves the Crocodolite, leaving the Quartz in a finely fibrous and chatoyant form.
5.2
AU
Saturn
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), a carbonate mineral, one of the most common minerals occurs in a great variety of shapes and colors, and it constitutes a major portion of many of the earth’s rocks.
S
6
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Mohs
3
9.5
AU
Origin and occurrence: Calcite is a very abundant mineral found in the Earth’s crust. It is found in sedimentary rock. It is usually mined from deep underground or quarried from the surface of the Earth which can be found in various countries in the world including Mexico, the US, England, India, and Germany.
C
i
Mohs
6-6.5
Uranus
Amazonite
19.2
AU
Neptune
Same material used in fiber-optic communication
Synthetic Cat’s eye
H
A
specimen type
human artefact
Mohs
8.5
30.1
AU
D
3
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Mohs
6.5-7
Pluto
Heliotrope
Heliotrope (SiO₂), also known as bloodstone, is a variety of jasper or chalcedony (which is a cryptocrystalline mixture of quartz).
39.5
AU
The red or brown spots in Bloodstone are formed by iron oxide impurities, especially Hematite. The solid green color is caused by dense inclusions of Chlorite or amphibole minerals inside the Chalcedony. The base color of Bloodstone may be bluish-gray, but it often has an uneven color distribution, with red streaks and spots.