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Tiger’s eye has what’s scientifically called chatoyancy – or “cat’s eye effect” which is an optical reflectance phenomenon giving it it’s beautiful appearance.
The beautiful amethyst, a quartz variety, whose name interestingly is derived from the Greek word for “intoxicate”, because people believed the stone protected its owner from drunkenness.
Red jasper, another aggregate of quartz which owes it’s dazzling red color to the iron deposits within it.
Synenite – this plain looking synenite rock has florescent sodalite inside which glows under a UV lamp.
Malachite is a bright green copper carbonate hydroxide mineral contain 57.48% Cu in the purest form.
Tourmaline is a beautiful crystalline mineral and is very special because it can generate electricity when heated or put under pressure. It’s electrifyingly beautiful…
Silk agate – beautiful form of quartz found across the world. You can spend ages just looking at it!
Bismuth this is actually an element, and forms these beautiful iridescent crystals, which you can actually grow yourself!
Labradorite – is a beautiful calcium-enriched mineral first identified in Labrador, Canada. It’s iridescent due to the thin layers of its crystalline structure.
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