Chrysoprase Gem Stone
This is a highly translucent variety of quartz that is mostly found in light and dark shades of green. The translucent characteristic means that the stone is normally cut in the cabochon style. It happens to be extremely bright and uniformly colored and prized for that reason. But nonetheless, it is quite inexpensive because of [...]
Chrysoberyl Gem Stone
Chrysoberyl is another interesting family of stones that has three prominent varieties – alexandrite, cat’s-eye and the regular chrysoberyl. What’s interesting is that these three belong to the same gem family, which means that they have the same chemical composition, but their optical properties are far from similar; actually, people who have seen the three [...]