Our shop earthly-gems.co.uk is currently unavailable!
It’s the first time in 16 years of trading online we have had such a major problem.
Our current hosts have suffered technical issues relating to power & networks and the backup & continuity measures they have obviously aren’t enough to prevent downtime.
We can only apologise and ensure you that we’re looking at alternatives.
In the meantime have a look at this large English fluorite formation, I have large hands but it is big and my wrist is still recovering from holding/displaying it in one hand!
Back to ‘stone stuff’ a while ago from certain folk there was a huge demand for water trapped within quartz due to it’s alleged purity, occasionally we’d see a few but now after a little closer examination we have a batch available, here a couple of samples. Click on the pics to see larger images, we’ve but a red cross below the ‘bubble’. The bubbles on these two actually move when you turn the crystal side to side. Obviously water isn’t the only liquid that is captured inside quartz. Occasionally we have points with oil inside which fluoresces under UV light(if you’re looking to buy one of these from ‘a dealer’ note that if the label says petroleum the price maybe be higher than a comparable ‘oil’ one).
Placenticeras meeki and Placenticeras intercalare. This organic gemstone is predominately comprised of Aragonite which has been preserved naturally. Under different conditions the aragonite would have changed to calcite. Only really commercially mined since 1979. Its an amazingly vibrant material which is still relatively new to the market.