The magic of crystal formation had already been done by natural processes; all that was needed was a little slicing and dicing. As it turns out, though, quartz is so immensely useful for a ...

-Sapphire glass has a large dispersion, which means that light of different wavelengths will experience significant ...

Smoky Quartz is one of my favorite stones for reducing physical pain and symptoms related to Fibromyalgia. I also use it to ...

Right: OH-defects in young (0.3 Gyr) Variscan granites are one order of magnitude higher than in old (0.9-1.8 Gyr) Proterozoic granites from Scandinavia . The OH-content is reflected in recent ...

The Garland County Historical Society, in association with the Garland County Library, will host the program "Quartz Crystal ...

So how'd the Smithsonian land a giant quartz? More from Big Business As crystals explode in popularity, collectors are paying millions, cutting museums out of the industry. So how'd the ...