Recent Popular Crystals

black tourmaline formationFrom the start of this year we've been selling a lot more black tourmaline than normal.
Maybe something to do with the start of 2012!


 
 Black tourmaline can be found in many locations around the world but notable pieces originate from Brazil and Madagascar.
Here's a couple of chunkier pieces from Madagascar lovely quality and a lot bigger than normal.
 It's properties include being used to repel, filter and protect against negativity and ill wishes directed from another, carried to keep one above the gloominess that can lurk.Used with quartz it can energise the holder whilst being protective.
Also known as schorl black tourmaline can anchor and ground you whilst improving focus. The striations are said to help when working with engery flows.
It's not as pretty as it close relatives, watermelon, rubellite, indicolite but definately one to have within reach.
Some yogic breathing with a couple of tourmaline pebbles at the end of a  taxing day can work wonders!

black tourmaline

We've carefully chosen a universal size guide to avoid any (brand endorsements and confusion), please note no chocolate biscuits were consumed during this photographic session!





Have a handy tumblestone or pebble in your pocket!

black tourmaline pebble

Wear a black tourmaline necklace pendant

Still Time - Thursday is Royal Mails last day for Special Delivery by Christmas

Forgotten or can't find the right gift?
There's still time order by 3pm Thursday select Special Delivery and you'll get it in time for Christmas!
Perhaps some of our recent additions would be a great stocking filler:

uruguayan amethyst

epidote in prehnite

...high quality tumblestones
...rare Greenland nuummit 
...rutile smokey quartz
...brown blue tiger eye pebbles

tiger eye

nuummit

Variscite

celestite pendant

rutile smokey quartz

brown/blue tiger eye pebble

We wish you all a great Christmas!

Uruguayan Amethyst

Are you a collector?

Are you a collector but havn't realised it yet?
We all know crystals are available in different qualities? - sometimes we wonder why the price can differ a lot.
No doubt every now and then we see a deep coloured, particularly clear example which finds it's way home with us to join it's smaller, paler, less shapely family member! 

eg. why is that tiny piece of rose quartz costing more than the chunk I purchased last week?

Rose Quartz Crystal Sceptre

Well it's a natural crystal formation and rose quartz crystal formations are fairly hard to find. This one has sceptre like points as well!

Amethyst SceptreHere's a lovely deep colour amethyst sceptre, small but lovely colour from Madagascar, have you seen the ones from 'Crystal Park' Montana or Brazil, so you can see how you can find yourself on the lookout for a nice display case!

Other unusual crystals appearing this month include:

Phenakite

 yellow tourmaline

 

Crystals not your thing how about a nice large ruby pendant or peridot cabochon to make your own!

Ruby pendant Peridot cabochon

Earthly Gems Ventures to the Munich Show for a 2nd Year!

Currently exhibiting at the Munich Mineral show with our selection of gemstones!
To see a range of custones available you only have to visit the gemstone section of our website!

York RocknGem Show

Extra show at the York Racecourse!

At the Newark RocknGem show

At the Newark showground, fo
r this weeks RocknGem show have you visited yet?
Next week York!

Must be time for a tea break!

For a mineral mug!

I'm sure I'm...

For fossil fans!

all this work I'm feeling like an...