Tourmaline is a gemstone mineral widely found on Earth, renowned for its rich diversity of colors and unique crystal structure. The name derives from the Sinhala word “tourmali,” meaning “mixed gemstone,” reflecting its often multicolored appearance. It belongs to the aluminum silicate group of minerals, with a complex composition that includes elements such as silicon,…
Agate is a colorful and hard mineral, belonging to a variety of quartz. It has a layered structure, usually displaying rainbow-like stripes with rich colors. Common colors include white, gray, red, blue, green, yellow, and many others. Different colors can even feature transitional color bands and natural patterns. Each piece of agate is unique in…
As the name suggests, Phantom Quartz is a type of crystal that contains “ghostly” inclusions. It typically refers to quartz crystals that have one or more layers of different colors or “ghostly” shapes inside. These inclusions are often other minerals or bubbles that the crystal captures during its formation process. Phantom Quartz is a transparent…
