Legends & Folklore

A translucent variety of feldspar, moonstone is a highly reflective semiprecious stone. Rich in history and tradition, moonstone is associated with mystery, magic, dreams and fertility. Most...

Labradorite, with its brilliance of color and rich historic and mythical lore, can be found in many countries. Originally labradorite was found in the Labrador region of Canada and was...

The birthstone for the month of August is peridot, adopted by the American National Association of jewelers in 1912. Peridot, pronounced with or without the "t," is also the gemstone associated...

Topaz has had many magical and healing properties attributed to it through the centuries, including pumping up courage, easing depression and opening one's inner awareness of self and the...

Rose quartz is a semi-precious stone that occurs in various rosy shades ranging from the palest pink to near red. It gets its color from varying amounts of manganese, iron or titanium. Rose quartz...

A symbol of love and beauty, the rose quartz is an opaque to translucent quartz with a light pink to rosy-red color. It has been used for thousands of years for ornamental and religious purposes.

Throughout the ages, various magical and healing properties have been associated with all sorts of crystals and rocks, both precious and semi-precious. Most often, the simple wearing of a gemstone...

For more than 6,500 years lapis lazuli, a rich blue semiprecious gemstone, marbled with sparkling golden pyrite, has been mined and transformed into jewelry, sculptures and even medicine. The...

Fairies are not only little people, they are spirits, they have the ability to turn invisible at will, and usually can only be seen if they let you, or if they don't know you are watching them,...

The Tom Brown Tracker Knife was invented by survivalist Tom Brown Jr. after a reporter asked him what the perfect survival knife was, to which Mr. Brown replied that until he invented one, the...