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Monday, April 26th, 2010
David Cowley asked: Amethysts Ring The Amethyst gemstones range in color from pale lilac to deep purple. Gemstones with the deepest colors are the most valuable and some of these fine gemstones are featured in the British Crown Jewels. Amethyst is a transparent quartz crystal and is used in many ...
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
David Cowley asked: Opals have been considered a magical precious stone for thousands of years. It is said to help the wearer's psychic powers and to have better and more vivid dreams. Modern Witches and Pagans especially look for black opals, said to enhance any magic spell. But not are ...
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
David Cowley asked: Tourmaline Rough According to Egyptian legend tourmaline gets it color when it passes over a rainbow on its journey up from the center of the earth and that is why it is often referred as the gemstone of the rainbow. Multicolored and bi-colored tourmaline are the norm ...
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
David Cowley asked: Black Truffles Truffles is a mushroom that has formed a symbiotic relationship their environment. They grow underground among the roots of trees with only a few types of trees, such as cedar and maples that are not associated with truffle forming fungi.Many mushrooms look quite similar to ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
David Cowley asked: What are sunstones and where can I find them?Sunstones are formed in molten lava and found in volcanic vents that have erupted from volcanoes. When the lava rock is weathered away or broken up the sunstone crystals are exposed. Sunstone is a transparent, yellowish labradorite found as ...
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