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Stones Stories

ортоклаз
Nature often shows us how the laws of physics and mathematics work through geometric shapes. Sometimes we think such forms cannot exist in nature since they seem too perfect and ideal.
рубин
Although this stone is found on all continents but Antarctica, it remains one of the most demanded globally.
Андалузит
This stone was considered sacred by members of the most mysterious medieval order - the Knights Templar. It comes as no surprise since the rock may change its colour in a matter of a few minutes.
оливин
This rock may occur as below the Earth’s surface as in space, too. For centuries humanity was tricked into thinking it was a precious mineral.
вольфрамит
The metal - tungsten, or wolfram, - whose melting point is the planet’s highest, was named after this mineral.
марказит
When exposed to air, this stone turns dark; neither it is resistant to moisture attack. Both the downsides did not, however, stop the mineral from turning into a sought-after analogue of diamonds.
сподумен
This stone is a source of one of the world’s most demanded metals, without which electric vehicles, mobile phones or wind turbines would not exist.
диоптаз
Until the early 19th century, this stone was often mistaken for emerald. But when the truth had been revealed, people’s interest in the mineral only started to increase, for the rock turned out to be no less rare and highly-demanded.
ставролит
This rock is of no value to jewellers. Yet thanks to the peculiar shape of its crystals, this dark reddish-brown mineral enjoys unusually high demand.
антимонит
The predatory appearance of this stone seems to warn of the danger hidden inside it. However, more than one hundred people were destined to die before the secret of the mineral was revealed.