Stone Pages and World Science both carried stories this week on the discovery of the oldest known beads. These shells show signs of deliberate modification, a bit unusual for beads of this nature.
Stone Pages looks at the phenomenon of jewelry as symbolism, and discusses why this find is so interesting in that light. Definitely worth the read!
Rose quartz is hands-down one of my favorite stones. I have a difficult time wearing it because it tends to blend in with my skin tone, but it’s pretty much the only pink I’ll wear!
As expected, rose quartz is a pink-toned quartz, the color caused by iron that has seeped its way into the quartz. It’s found in many places around the world, but most commercial rose quartz hails from Brazil.
Rose quartz has long been thought to promote and attract love, and represents the birth sign Taurus. In new age studies, it is thought to align with the heart chakra.
