Lapidaria
a hand researched and compiled collection of gemstone information by Kankisi Amber
Apatite
Gem quality blue apatite is fairly rare, but apatite is one of the most common pohsphate minerals on earth. The minerals in our bones and teeth are a form of apatite called hydroxyapatite. Natural apatite deposits are mined, processed, and turned into garden fertilizers. Coming from the greek word apatáō (“to deceive”) because apatite is often mistaken for beryl, aquamarine, and tourmaline. In the echo of summer collection, the color and variance comes from oxidizing iron particles trapped inside the crystal latice. Apatite is often seen as a manfiestation stone, likely because of mineral inclusions that mirror our inner composition and nourish, replenish, and restore the enviroment around us. Apatite may be miss taken, but it is always true to itself. Fostering essential minerals in its’ lattice, beating to its’ own drum.
Calcite, yellow
Citrine
Garnet, green
Hessonite
Jasper, ocean
Moonstone
Mother of Pearl
Myrrh
Onyx, golden
Pearl, barquoe, coin, rice,
Peridot
Green peridot is the gem quality equivalent of olivine. It is a hard stone, with 7 on the Mohs scale, and a vitreous and greasy lustre. Its vivid, pure green color (with a touch of golden glow) is unique in the gem world. Unlike many green stones, peridot’s color comes from the iron in its’ own chemical composition rather than trace impurities. That makes it a “idiochromatic” gemstone — inherently green. Because of its’ ancient legacy and relative rarity, perdiot is considered a precious gemstone. Ancient Egyptians mined it on Zabargad Island in the Red Sea and called it the “gem of the sun.”
Ruby
Turquoise