Pink Sapphire 6x10mm Graduated Drops - 8 InchSapphires are precious gemstones, but unlike rubies, they come in a rainbow of colors besides red! They are all varieties of the mineral corundum, known for its incredible hardness, second only to diamond . This makes sapphires very durable and scratch resistant. Formed deep underground during the cooling of magma, sapphires get their various colors from trace elements. Iron gives them blue, the most famous sapphire color, while titanium can create

Peridot (pair-uh-doe) is one of only two gems

this beautiful Rose Quartz rock specimen is perfect for gift giving or keep for yourself

Like other Agates

Olive Green Opal certainly features its namesake olive

brown and orange

also known as Melody's Stone

and it is also known as Toog

** Yellow quartz is thought to enhance clarity

It was named and first described by the Greek philosopher and botanist Theosphrastus in 315 BCE

Mined in: Sri Lanka

fluorannite

it is born in the molten rock of the upper mantle