Just Witchy's Blog — Healer's Stone
The Beginner's Guide to Getting Stoned...I mean Stones! (Prehnite)
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Gemstone of the month is—Prehnite—the first mineral to hold the distinction of being named after an individual! Although this gemstone has a long history, it was discovered at the Cape of Good Hope by Dutch military commander and mineralogist Colonel Hendrik von Prehn in 1774 and subsequently classified and given formal recognition in mineralogical literature in the late 1700s. Prior to this classification, it was known as Cape Emerald or Grape Jade due to its typical apple green coloration (although it can vary in hue from green to white and can even be found in a colorless...