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Composition   Hematoid Quartz is a quartz crystal that includes iron-oxide inclusions.  They add tiny black or red-brown stars inside the crystal. It's sometimes named fire quartz, ferruginous quartz and specularite quartz.   Healing properties   Hematoid quartzis a great stone for those who work with difficult and scientific or world problems. It will help increase your self-control and self-worth. It will enhance the body's normal healing mechanism. Hematoid quartz is useful in reducing muscle cramps and is helpful with curing anemia and other blood disorders.

Composition   Herkimer diamonds are quartz crystals, not natural diamonds. The "diamond" in their name comes from their transparency and exquisite faceting.  Herkimer diamonds have18 total faces; six on each point and six across the middle.     History   This mineral was named after the county of Herkimer, New York, the first location it was discovered. The geologic origin of these crystals begins around 500 million years ago as a product of the sediments being transported from the historic Adirondack Mountains in New York. Herkimer diamonds have been found in Canada, China, England and Germany, but only those from Herkimer in...

Composition   Hessonite, or "cinnamon stone" is a popular variety of grossular. The name derives from the Ancient Greek: Hessan meaning inferior, which is an allusion to its lower durability and lower density than other garnet varieties   History   Hessonite comes mainly from Sri Lanka and India, where it is found in placer deposits, though it is present in Brazil and California. In Greek and Roman cultures the stone was used for jewelry and engravings.   Healing properties   Hessonite is used to combat disorders such as insomnia, allergies, and, indigestion. Other issues are alleviated by wearing Hessonite as it has an impact...

Composition   Jasper is a dense, opaque, microcrystalline variety of Quartz.Imperial Jasper is located on an east-facing canyon some 50 miles west of Guadalajara, Mexico situated north of San Cristobal. The sides of this canyon are coated with thick foliage.  The 3 ½ mile jasper-bearing field contains several distinct imperial jasper deposits. Varieties  of pink , blue, gray, imperial, royal, and spiderweb imperial jaspers occur there.   Jaspers measuring over 100 lbs. have been mined, but natural fractures found in the jasper rock render the deposits quite thin.     History   The name Jasper literally means "spotted or speckled stone," is derived from Old French and hebrew before that....

Composition   Imperial Topaz, also known as Golden Topaz, is an aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide that crystallizes as a fine prismatic crystal. The colour is typically a dark orange that could be reddish, or a pale orange-red, but may often be seen as pale yellow-red.  Topaz has a low index of refraction for a gemstone, and so does not sparkle as strongly as other gemstones.     History   In the Medieval era, the word topaz applied to any golden jewel. For the ancient Romans,  topaz was a protection stone used while travelling. In the Middle Ages, it was assumed that wearing...