Only the highest, quantum-quality gemstones can express their full range of potential healing properties. Lower quality gemstones will have significantly less, if any, therapeutic effect. Among gemstones that are high enough in quality to be deemed therapeutic, there is also a range of qualities. Our gemstones, minerals and crystals are the highest quality available.
With each higher level of quality, a gemstone's therapeutic value often increases far more than its cost. This is particularly true of the more precious gemstones. As these gemstones rise in quality, their potency and power increase substantially.
Most gems are minerals but some, such as pearls and amber, are classified as "organics". This means they were created by living organisms. By definition, a mineral must be created in the earth.
Amber, which begins as tree sap, transforms into a polymer, a "natural plastic". This is not a mineral, but has been regarded as a gem for thousands of years.
There simply is not a concise definition that covers all the elements that have been regarded as gems throughout the centuries.
