Properties & Information

Carnelian

Carnelian

CarnelianSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCarnelian is an orange to red-brown variety of chalcedony composed primarily of microcrystalline quartz. Its warm color is produced largely by finely dispersed iron oxides and iron-bearing compounds....

Carnelian

CarnelianSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCarnelian is an orange to red-brown variety of chalcedony composed primarily of microcrystalline quartz. Its warm color is produced largely by finely dispersed iron oxides and iron-bearing compounds....

Caribbean Blue Calcite

Caribbean Blue Calcite

Caribbean Blue CalciteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCaribbean Blue Calcite is a trade name for attractive blue calcite associated with white to tan aragonite from Pakistan. It is a multi-mineral material rather than...

Caribbean Blue Calcite

Caribbean Blue CalciteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCaribbean Blue Calcite is a trade name for attractive blue calcite associated with white to tan aragonite from Pakistan. It is a multi-mineral material rather than...

Candle Quartz

Candle Quartz

Candle QuartzSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCandle Quartz is a trade name for quartz crystals whose main central point is partly covered by later generations of smaller quartz growth, creating a wax-dripped or...

Candle Quartz

Candle QuartzSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCandle Quartz is a trade name for quartz crystals whose main central point is partly covered by later generations of smaller quartz growth, creating a wax-dripped or...

Cacoxenite

Cacoxenite

CacoxeniteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCacoxenite is a hydrated iron-aluminum phosphate mineral with a complex formula commonly written Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O. It crystallizes in the hexagonal system and typically appears as golden-yellow, brown, orange, or...

Cacoxenite

CacoxeniteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYCacoxenite is a hydrated iron-aluminum phosphate mineral with a complex formula commonly written Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O. It crystallizes in the hexagonal system and typically appears as golden-yellow, brown, orange, or...

Bumblebee Jasper

Bumblebee Jasper

Bumblebee JasperSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBumblebee Jasper is a trade name for a brightly banded volcanic and hydrothermal material from Indonesia; it is not a true jasper. Published and commercial descriptions indicate...

Bumblebee Jasper

Bumblebee JasperSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBumblebee Jasper is a trade name for a brightly banded volcanic and hydrothermal material from Indonesia; it is not a true jasper. Published and commercial descriptions indicate...

Bronzite

Bronzite

BronziteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBronzite is a historical varietal name for iron-bearing enstatite, an orthopyroxene. It commonly displays a bronze to brown metallic or submetallic sheen caused by fine internal exsolution or...

Bronzite

BronziteSCIENCE / MINERALOGYBronzite is a historical varietal name for iron-bearing enstatite, an orthopyroxene. It commonly displays a bronze to brown metallic or submetallic sheen caused by fine internal exsolution or...