Aquamarine on Matrix

Aquamarine on MatrixAquamarine is a form of Beryl crystal long sought after as a gem and precious stone due to its beautiful blue green hue and clarity. It is found in many sites across the world, typically associated with granitic pegmatites, and is one of the more common gems although pieces of exceptional hue and clarity are considered fairly rare and can be extremely valuable. Aquamarine has a hexagonal crystal structure and is highly prismatic. These incredible

Also known as antimonite

The name fluorite comes from its use as a flux

with particularly high shine or uniquely shaped pieces prized by collectors

As a mineral specimen stibnite crystals form intricate and almost otherworldly shapes

The effect of this is a remarkable shimmer of gold shining through the blue facets of the fluorite

copper has been used by humans as ornamentation

roughly 20 million years ago

this piece consists of beautifully colored cluster of purple octohedral fluorite on a thick base of candle quartz - so named for the appearance of wax dripping down a candle down the crystal face

pyrite is an abundant sulfide mineral that despite some similarities can easily be distinguished from actual gold by its crystal form (typically cuboidal) and being much harder whereas gold is soft and malleable

A widespread and industrially important mineral

These carefully cut spheres show off the beautiful and varied hues of natural aquamarine

Malachite has been mined for both use in copper tools and for ornamentation and jewelry