Jewelry Materials at Sundara Joon
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Tigers Eye – The All Seeing Eye
Tiger Eye (tiger’s eye) is a chatoyant gemstone that is a metamorphic rock with a golden to red-brown color and silky luster. It is a member of the...
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Peridot - an otherworldly gemstone
Peridot was thought to be Cleopatra’s favorite gemstone. In her time, it was often mistaken for emeralds. Peridot was called “gems of the sun” and ...
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Moonstone – a stone for new beginnings
Moonstone is formed from feldspar. The ingrowth of different types of feldspar give moonstone it’s shimmer (or adularescence). The more shimmer the...
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Citrine delivers positive influence
This special gemstone offers a spectrum of colors from yellow to orange. Its name is derived from French “citrine” meaning lemon as a nod to its co...
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Quartz a gemstone of wonder
This special gemstone offers such arrays of colors and has as many names. Its fascinated people since at least the ancient Greeks. This crystal c...
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Elbaite – a colorful addition
Elbaite is a colorful mineral in the tourmaline group that can have any number of colors from green, red, blue, purple, yellow, or colorless. It is...
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Malachite a Transformative Gemstone
Malachite is a bright green copper carbonate hydroxide mineral contain 57.48% Cu (copper) in the purest form. Malachite occurs worldwide including ...
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Chalcedony a Gemstone that Answers to Many Names
If you are inclined to get technical, chalcedony is any form of microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz, (that translates to “any form of quar...
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Luminous Pearls – The Queen of Gems
Pearls have long been valued for their beauty and before the creation of culture pearls were consider so rare and expensive they were reserved for ...
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Intoxicating Labradorite
Labradorite is a semi-precious gemstone prized for its iridescence and array of colors. This quick read explains what labradorite is, why it's spec...
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Carnelian, a stone with a long fascinating history
Carnelian is a member of the chalcedony family. Other stones in this family include agate, jasper, onyx and bloodstone It is a semi-precious gemsto...
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Rich Blue Lapis Lazuli
Rich Blue Lapis Lazuli Lapis lazuli is a semi-precious gemstone prized for its rich blue color and golden flecks of pyrite. This quick read explain...