by Karyn Diane Kish — Cavansite is rare, highly sought after and gorgeous, as it forms in prismatic or tabular crystals as rosettes or fans. It has an exceptionally delicate structure with a hardness of three to four on the Mohs scale, and its color ranges from aqua blue to a deep ultramarine blue. This […]
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Chrysanthemum stone for harmony and change
February 26, 2012
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by Karyn Diane Kish — The chrysanthemum stone is truly an amazing and incredible feat of nature. It is a black composite of dolomite, gypsum clay and limestone that formed more than 250 million years ago. It can be found at the bottom of the Daxi River in the Hunan province of China. Embedded in […]
February 27, 2012
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