Manganese was first discovered in 1774. It is a silvery coloured transition metal that is used in a huge variety of industries as it has many medicinal as well as practical uses. Manganese ores are used in the production of alloys, chlorine, bleach, batteries, fertilisers and much much more. Some of the oldest known cave
Lizardite is a really cool and unusual energy to work with. Also known as Orthoantigotite (Ortho-anti-go-tite), it’s a rare form of Serpentine that was first discovered in 1955 on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, UK. The Lizardite I sell is sourced ethically, by hand, from Cornwall and Scotland as the energy is really rich, yet
I am SO excited to be able to blog about Kundalini Quartz ~ we’ve just had the second find in my lifetime in 2022 and very little is known about this quartz. It has a small mention in the Crystal Bible 2. Kundalini Quartz is similar to candle quartz, but has two very distinctive features……firstly, it only
Brucite is a magnesium based mineral that was first found in the USA in 1824 by Archibald Bruce, who decided to name his new discovery after himself. It is usually yellow or clear, but can also be blue, green, pink or red depending on where it’s located in the World. Brucite forms in the hydrothermal
I was called to work with Luna Rose several months ago now. Even though there had been a big buzz around it at the Tuscon Rock & Gem Show a few years ago, I didn’t feel drawn to it until late last year. Then, all of a sudden, I couldn’t get enough of it. My
Blog originally posted 6 Feb 2014. Can’t believe this is one of the first blogs I wrote and that was TEN YEARS AGO! Only realised this when feeling the intuitive nudge to update this blog recently and share some beautiful new Calcite stock. It was a lovely shock to see the original date from 2014!
Amegreen in it’s natural form is a beautiful blend of purple Amethyst and Green Amethyst, occasionally with a little bit of Quartz. If there are white lines on the piece, it’s most likely Chevron Amethyst with a blend of Prasiolite. Other pieces have little to no white lines or Quartz in them at all. Amegreen
Agates are found in abundance on Earth, with various different types only being found in certain parts of the world, whilst the more common, grey Agate can be found in the land mass of every continent. They are formed primarily of Chalcedony and Quartz, with various blends of chemicals or base rock that produce over
Skutterudite is a little known mineral that was first discovered in Skuterudåsen in Norway in 1845. It grows in the hydro thermal tunnels that are created by volcanic activity. To date, this mineral has only been found in small deposits in Norway, Canada & New Jersey, USA, so it is rare, but thankfully, at an
Hello Lovely and thank you for visiting Serendipity Crystals. Several times a year, I put out an offer to sell on crystals and gemstone jewellery that people are no longer using. These become PRE LOVED items. This means they may have been lightly used or worn, but are in tip top condition to be passed
Grandidierite was first discovered in 1902 by a Frenchman who was exploring southern Madagascar. This man named the mineral after his predecessor, Alfred Grandidier, who explored and documented much of Madagascar’s natural habitat and resources in the late 1800s. Small deposits have been found in other areas of the World such as Sri Lanka, but
Blades of Light are extremely rare pieces of Quartz found only in Columbia. They come from a similar region as the famous Emerald Mines and location of the Mango Quartz mine. Blades of Light first came onto the market back in 2017, but received very little recognition & were only found in a few specialist
