grey

Je vous emmène à travers mes vidéos découvrir mon expérience acquise depuis plus de 30 ans a silloner le globe entier à la recherche de pierres précieuses, de rencontre mémorables mais aussi de difficulté parfois …

actualités

meershaum pipe from Turkey

meerschaum

This is a silicate in the form of tiny crystals assembled in concretions in highly porous aggregates. This porosity allows it to float, it hardens as it dries. Its name, sepiolite, it has been awarded by the German mineralogist E. F. Glocker, that determined the

Read
oval cut dolomite from Brazil

dolomite

Identified by de Saussure in 1792, its name honors the French mineralogist Dolomieu. Very common mineral, especially as gangue in the ore deposits. Not to be confused with dolostone which is a rock composed of dolomite.

Read
diaspore from Turkey

diaspore

Discovered in 1801 in the Urals in Russia, its name comes from the Greek word “diaspora”, meaning “disperse” because when heated with a blowtorch it explodes and disperses into small particles. It is a component of earthy bauxite, but is found in gem quality in

Read
yellow datolite from Russia oval cut

datolite

Its name comes from Greek by illustrating its ability to “split” into pieces when massive datolite aggregates are broken. A rock rarely found in a gem form, it is often associated with zeolites in basalt cavities.

Read
oval cut kyanite from Nepal

kyanite

Its name recalls its dominant color : blue in Greek (cyan). Sometimes colorless, but generally blue to bluish green, this gemstone has a hardness ranging, with its texture in plans, from 4.5 (direction of elongation) at 6 to 7 (perpendicular to the elongation). It also

Read
creedite purple crystals of Santa Eulalia, Mexico

creedite

Described in 1916 by Larsen and Wells, it owes its name to the town of Colorado (USA) where it has been identified: Creede quadrangle. It is a calcium sulfate and hydrated aluminum fluoride.

Read
Shopping Cart