One such stone is the African amethyst, which boasts a deeper and more saturated color compared to its Brazilian counterpart. Another rare purple gemstone found in Africa is the iolite, also known as ...

Amethyst Ganaway is a chef, food writer, recipe developer, and content creator. Her area of expertise is the culture and foodways of the South, African-Americans, and the African diaspora.

Used throughout history, African net sponges have been making a comeback. But, what is this bathing tool and why do people love it so much? Joshua Cox-Steib Joshua Cox-Steib is a sociologist and ...

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The forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of two living African elephant species, the other being the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana). Historically, forest elephants thrived in the dense ...

Most of them contain duller formations. The geode Dave Clupper splits on this afternoon contains a much rarer Amethyst. “That’s the deepest color Amethyst we’ve ever cracked so that’s a ...

Many African countries have been praised for waging an effective campaign to combat the spread of coronavirus despite their reputation for having fragile state heath systems. The continent ...

The islands' similarities in minerals and precious metals is due to a volcanic eruption that caused the submersion of the African continental ... blue is amethyst.” And there’s no better ...

Ivy geranium trails with a flush of loosely clustered and colorful blooms all over the plants, with cascading stems reaching ...