The Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery It was raining on Sunday morning. My options were to stay in bed or go to the Harvard Museum of Natural History. In the past, I’d rather stay in bed, but since I became my own boss and stopped working regular business hours in an employer’s office, I chose
Shop succinic acid: For your baby: amber teething necklaces and bracelets Look at these interesting designs from Amazon. While all these jewelry pieces are made of genuine amber, please remember that some amber is treated to enhance color and transparency. And… here is something special in amber for your 4-legged family members: Tick & Flea
When our ancestors discovered amber? As a relative soft fossilized resin, which could be easily cut and polished, amber jewelry was valued and loved since ancient times. This warm and glowing organic substance has always attracted people by its beauty, and also by its healing abilities. The oldest amber recovered dates to the Upper Carboniferous
How to Identify Real Amber from Imitations? These 5 tests you could run on your own to determine whether an amber specimen is real or fake. Touch temperature test: Both amber and copal are warm to the touch, while glass is cool. If your specimen is warm, it must not be a piece of
Tourmaline is a family of minerals, and its related specimens come in variety of colors and have alternative names. Schorl, elbaite (also a group, consisting of rubillite, indicolite, verdelite, achroite) and dravite are most commonly used in jewelry. Schorl is the most common of all and therefore most affordable in price. Radiant blues and striking neon
Modern Pure Silver Commemorative Coin with Natural Malachite Inserts Do you undergo major life changes, or just need a bit of luck to support your hard efforts in achieving your goals? If you believe in a mineral’s vibrations and spiritual energy, malachite is the gemstone that you’d like to have around during your transition,
