Every stone here has a reason for its colour, and usually it is simple chemistry. I write what the stone is made of, where it comes from and what people have believed about it over time. I do not promise it will do anything for you.

Handmade labradorite earrings in sterling silver showing blue flash
Labradorite Stone: Why the Cut Decides the Flash

Two stones from the same rough, and only one flashes blue. The cut decides it.

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Raw blue aquamarine earrings in handcrafted sterling silver setting
Aquamarine Meaning, Symbolism and Where Its Blue Comes From

Where the blue really comes from, and the one thing most sellers will not tell you.

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