While gemstones are durable, they require varying levels of care. For example, some gemstones are especially vulnerable to household chemicals and temperature changes. Cleaning gemstones presents special challenges.

There are many methods of enhancing colored gemstones. We describe the most common enhancements below.

Some people claim that gemsones are capable of Healing, here is the list of each Gemstone and the belived healing power:

A gemstone is a mineral, rock (such in the case of lapis lazuli), or petrified material that when cut or faceted and polished is collectible or can be used in jewelry.

Cleansing Guidelines for Individual Gemstones

Like all expressions of life, gemstones need and deserve care to retain their vitality. As therapeutic gemstones help us release energetic impurities and blockages, some of these released energies cling to the surface of the gems.

Cleaning your Gemstone Jewelry doesn’t require any special accessories or appliances. A bowl of water with a few drops of dish detergent will do the trick.

Tiger's Eye, a popular yet inexpensive gemstone, is a pseudomorph of compact Quartz after the fibrous mineral Crocidolite. It is formed when the Quartz takes over and dissolves the Crocodolite, leaving the Quartz in a finely fibrous and chatoyant form.