shattered-ice look

A form that shows both sides of the material—for the collector who wants the whole story

The vivid blue in commercial jewelry is nearly always irradiated colorless topaz

The color runs evenly through the stone

and a bloodstone specimen

Blue Apatite Heart October Birthstone shattered-ice lookA heart carved from teal blue mineralsoft form, vivid color, unexpected geology. Blue Apatite is a calcium phosphate, Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl), Mohs 5. Gem quality blue is one of the rarer color expressions of the Apatite group; most natural Apatite is yellow, grey, or green. The teal to electric blue of this piece comes from trace rare earth elements in the crystal lattice, and the primary sources are Brazil and Madagascar. The mineral was named in the