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BE. Stone Buying Checklist
How to read a crystal bracelet before you buy it: ten checks, in order, with the reasoning behind each. A4 PDF included.
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Journal
Field notes for understanding materials, comparing stones, choosing size, and caring for what you wear.
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Amethyst Varieties: Trade Names, Origins and What They Mean
A geology-first guide to amethyst varieties, locality labels, growth patterns and trade names, with clear evidence limits for origin, treatment and rarity.
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Lab-Grown vs Natural Amethyst: What Actually Changes?
Lab-grown amethyst is synthetic quartz, not purple glass. Compare chemistry, growth origin, visual limits, laboratory separation and disclosure.
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Amethyst vs Garnet: Two Dark Stones, Different Stories
Amethyst and garnet both make deep-toned bracelets, but one is quartz and one a silicate group. Colour, hardness, care and price compared.
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How to Spot a High-Quality Amethyst Bracelet
The four tells of a high-quality amethyst bracelet — saturation, zoning, clarity and cut — plus how Bolivian and Brazilian stones differ and how to read a strand.
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