Crystal Knowledge Base: Mineral Education, Collecting, and Meaning

Phosphosiderite Bracelet

Phosphosiderite: The Complete Guide to This Rar...

Phosphosiderite has quietly become one of the most intriguing minerals in the collector community — a soft, velvety purple stone with a soothing energy profile and a surprisingly complex geological...

Phosphosiderite: The Complete Guide to This Rar...

Phosphosiderite has quietly become one of the most intriguing minerals in the collector community — a soft, velvety purple stone with a soothing energy profile and a surprisingly complex geological...

Museum Grade Blue Halite

Blue Halite: A Complete Guide to Canada’s Rares...

The Science, Story, and Collector Appeal of Saskatchewan’s Natural Blue Halite Blue halite is one of the most visually striking and geologically fascinating minerals in the evaporite world. Its unexpected...

Blue Halite: A Complete Guide to Canada’s Rares...

The Science, Story, and Collector Appeal of Saskatchewan’s Natural Blue Halite Blue halite is one of the most visually striking and geologically fascinating minerals in the evaporite world. Its unexpected...

Cotton Candy Agate Tumbled Stone

Legacy Tumbled Stone Grading Scale: AAA, AA, A ...

How to recognize true quality in polished stones—what AAA, AA, A and B really mean. Not all tumbled stones are created equal. The quality of the raw mineral, the precision...

Legacy Tumbled Stone Grading Scale: AAA, AA, A ...

How to recognize true quality in polished stones—what AAA, AA, A and B really mean. Not all tumbled stones are created equal. The quality of the raw mineral, the precision...

Old Baltic Amber

Amber: Ancient Sunlight in Stone — From the Bal...

Amber is one of Earth’s most captivating natural treasures — sunlight frozen in time. Formed from the fossilized resin of ancient conifer forests, it holds within it the energy of...

Amber: Ancient Sunlight in Stone — From the Bal...

Amber is one of Earth’s most captivating natural treasures — sunlight frozen in time. Formed from the fossilized resin of ancient conifer forests, it holds within it the energy of...

UV Dog Tooth Calcite

Fluorescent & UV-Reactive Minerals: A Visual G...

Some minerals hide their true colors until you shine the right light. Under ultraviolet illumination, they glow with an otherworldly radiance. From fluorite to calcite, UV-reactive minerals are among the...

Fluorescent & UV-Reactive Minerals: A Visual G...

Some minerals hide their true colors until you shine the right light. Under ultraviolet illumination, they glow with an otherworldly radiance. From fluorite to calcite, UV-reactive minerals are among the...

Hubei Crystals and Minerals

Why Mine Origin Matters: Famous Sites & Stories

In mineral collecting, origin isn’t a footnote—it’s part of the piece. A crystal’s mine and region shape its beauty, value, and meaning. Here’s how locality influences collectibility and connection, plus...

Why Mine Origin Matters: Famous Sites & Stories

In mineral collecting, origin isn’t a footnote—it’s part of the piece. A crystal’s mine and region shape its beauty, value, and meaning. Here’s how locality influences collectibility and connection, plus...