Welcome to Stone Mania and our exclusive collection of handmade sterling silver and gemstone jewellery.  Our aim is to offer a vast selection of stunning gemstones in stylish jewellery and to tempt and tantalize you with many unusual and rare gemstone varieties.  Our collection of precious and faceted gemstones will take your breath away!  We try to offer our customers a collection of jewellery which is not only elegant and stylish, but also affordable.  We also feature a number of pieces that are absolute show stoppers!  

All of our jewellery is made entirely by hand and we have as many as 150 different gemstone varieties all of which are beautifully mounted in either sterling silver or 18 carat white gold.  Every single gemstone in every piece of our jewellery has been very carefully chosen piece by piece, by us here at Stone Mania.  We always choose our gemstones personally and never trust anyone else to do this for us.  We have many years of experience behind us in choosing gemstones and know exactly what we’re looking for.   

None of our jewellery is bought ready made, first of all we buy the gemstones loose from a specialist dealer and he buys directly from the mines and cuts and polishes the stones himself.  Having chosen the pieces that we wish to use, they are then passed to professional craftsmen who make each piece of jewellery exclusively for us entirely by hand. 

Our collection of jewellery includes necklaces both with precious and semi precious stones, rings, bracelets and earrings.  Our pendants however by far make up the largest part of our jewellery collection.  They feature both cabochon and faceted gemstones and the design of our pendants is very simple as we firmly believe, that the emphasis should be on the gemstone itself and not the mounting.  Most of our jewellery is mounted in sterling silver however our more exclusive gemstones are mounted in white gold.  Our pendants come in a wide variety of different shapes and sizes and many of the larger pieces, are cut specifically for us directly from the original rock and are absolute show stoppers! 

When selecting gemstones for our jewellery, we look at hundreds of thousands of different pieces in as many as 150 different varieties and each gemstone is carefully inspected before being chosen.  We look at colour, quality, individual characteristics and are always interested in pieces which are particularly unusual or unique within their respective varieties.  Whilst some gemstones in the same group can be quite similar in appearance, such as Mother of Pearl or Black Onyx, others can be extremely different.  Ocean Jasper for example comes in a wide selection of different colours and stones can vary dramatically in appearance.  Even the colours of some plain gemstones such as Rose Quartz, Rainbow Moonstone and Amethyst can vary significantly depending on their quality and for this very reason, we take great care to pick as many different pieces as we possibly can within each variety.  This means that as well as being able to offer such a vast selection of different gemstone varieties, we can also offer a huge selection of different gemstones within each of those varieties. 

We are fully aware that there is an enormous amount of sterling silver and gemstone jewellery available on the market and so we aim to offer our customers something a little different.  Several of the gemstone varieties that we feature in our pendant collection, are particularly unusual and rarely seen in jewellery.  Yes we still feature the gemstones that you may be familiar with such as Rose Quartz, Amethyst, Moonstone, Labradorite, Turquoise and Lapis Lazuli, but we also feature those that you may not be so familiar with such as Phosphosiderite, Septarian, Rainbow Calsilica, Dinosaur Bone, Meteorite, Prehnite and Hemimorphite.  Our jewellery also includes some gemstones that are now classified as rare or scarce and these include Tiffany (ice cream Opal) Eudialyte and the very finest quality of Larimar.   

Rainbow Calsilica is one of our more intriguing gemstones and it has an interesting story behind it.  There is still much debate over whether Rainbow Calsilica is a one hundred per cent natural gemstone or not.  Read all the facts about Rainbow Calsilica in our ‘Gemstone Reference’ at the bottom of our home page.  Here you will also find pages of information on all of the other gemstones that we feature in our jewellery.  Just to give you a taste of what you can expect, here are a few interesting facts on some of the gemstones that you will find in our collection:  

Meteorite        A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives an impact with the Earth's surface without being destroyed 

Bloodstone    One legend of the origin of Bloodstone says that it was first formed when drops of Christ's blood dripped and stained some Jasper laying at the foot of the
                      cross
Turquoise      Turquoise is one of the oldest known gem stones and was being mined by the Egyptians in the Sinai as early as 5,500 BC

Kyanite          In the chemical industry Kyanite is used in the manufacture of spark plugs and heat resistant ceramics 

Septarian      Septarian was formed during the Cretaceous period, 50 to 70 million years ago when the Gulf of Mexico reached what is now Southern Utah 

Orthoceras    Orthoceras fossils date back to the Silurian age (400+ million years ago) and are among the earliest forms of life. Orthoceras are believed to have been one of
                      the most intelligent forms of ocean life 

Moldavite      Scientists estimate that about 14.8 million years ago in a place which is now known as the Czech Republic, a meteorite shower fell in the Moldau Valley and
                     the result was Moldavite, a rare translucent crystal of bottle green colour 

Tiffany          Tiffany comes from just one location in the world, the Brush Wellman beryllium mine in the western deserts of Utah in the USA. The vast majority of this
                     gemstone is crushed up as part of the beryllium extraction process so gemstones used for jewellery are extremely rare
 
Topaz          The method of heat treatment used to create Blue Topaz is called irradiation.  This involves exposing the gemstone to pre determined levels of controlled
                    radiation to change the colour to various shades of blue 

Eudialyte     Eudialyte is one of the most desired metaphysical stones for the new age healing. Eudialyte is believed to help the user to offer self love and aid in giving love
                    to others while learning about forgiveness 

Hematite     In 2004, NASA's Mars rover discovered small spheres (blueberries) believed to be made partly or mostly of Hematite. The spheres were only a few millimetres
                   in diameter and are believed to have formed as rock deposits under watery conditions billions of years ago when Mars was a wetter world 
 

As well as featuring semi precious gemstones in our jewellery, we also feature four of the five precious gemstones.  Sit back and relax as you look at some magnificent fine Ruby, Emerald and Sapphire necklaces.  All of our precious gemstone necklaces are finished in 18 carat white gold.  Also not to be missed are the multi coloured Sapphires which are simply spectacular!  The colour of Sapphires, Rubies and Emeralds is truly breathtaking but unfortunately it is really difficult to capture this well on camera, especially the magnificent sparkle that each of these gemstones have.  The impressive selection of Sapphire Ruby and Emerald necklaces that we feature, are really very special pieces of jewellery.  These faceted precious gemstones will simply take your breath away!!  Fine jewellery of this quality is not easy to find especially at these prices.  All of our jewellery is guaranteed and our precious stone necklaces and pendants come with a certificate of authentication/guarantee.    

When gemstones are stored loose, they are covered in oil as this helps to protect them and to prevent them from becoming scratched.  It also keeps them in excellent condition.  The best way to look after gemstones, whether they be mounted in sterling silver or not, is to add a small amount of natural oil to them every few months, leaving it to absorb for a few minutes before wiping it off with a soft cloth.  Gemstones are known to naturally dehydrate and the oil helps to rehydrate and nourish them.  Turquoise is particularly prone to dehydration and can also loose its colour in the process, so this is particularly important with Turquoise.  Never put gemstone jewellery that is mounted on sterling silver into a silver cleaning solution as it may help to clean the silver but it is also likely to damage the gemstone.  The best way to clean your silver jewellery is with a blue silver cloth, ‘Goddards’ is the one that we recommend.  Sterling silver does tarnish over time especially if it is not being worn, but this can be easily rubbed of with a silver cloth.  It is recommended to keep silver jewellery and also gemstones whether they be as part of a piece of jewellery or not, in a pouch or wrapped in a soft cloth when not being worn.  Silver is a very soft metal and can easily become scratched. 

Whilst some gemstones may be cleaned with a damp cloth, others should not be allowed to become wet.  Malachite is one gemstone variety that should not be allowed to come into contact with water at any time.  Malachite is a soft stone, about 2 on Mohs Scale of hardness, hence it is a very delicate gemstone and when used in jewellery must be treated with great care.  Malachite is also very porous so is protected with a type of resin but this can wash off easily so avoiding contact with water is especially important.  Should the resin be removed, the quality of the Malachite is likely to deteriorate rapidly.   

Our jewellery collection is vast and whilst we try to feature as many different types of gemstone as possible on our website, we are obviously limited as to how much we can actually show.  With regards to our pendant collection, we try to feature at least one of every single gemstone type that we have available and where possible, we try to offer as many pieces in each variety that we can.  If when shopping online for a pendant, you cannot find the right size or colour within a particular variety, please do contact us and we shall see if we can find something more suitable in our stock.   

Our website includes hundreds of pages of stunning gemstones in a variety of different types of jewellery all of which are mounted in a simple sterling silver setting.  We also feature some pieces of jewellery which are mounted or finished in white gold.  These tend to be our most exclusive semi precious gemstones and also our Ruby, Emerald and Sapphire necklaces 

Most of our jewellery is hallmarked using our own Stone Mania (SM) stamp at the London Assay Office.  So that we can continue to be as competitively priced as possible, pieces of jewellery which retail for less than £30, will only have the fully recognized .925 silver stamp, but should you wish to have our own exclusive British hallmark instead, this can be arranged.  

Before using our website, please take a few moments to read the pages in the ‘information box’ on our home page.  These include a guide to shopping online with Stone Mania, payment options, our order and returns policy, terms and conditions and contact details.  You will also find our ‘Events Diary’ here which details the shows and exhibitions that we will be trading at throughout the year. 

If you are a webmaster and feel that your website may be of interest to some of our visitors, please refer to our ‘Link Partners’ page as we are always looking for new and interesting sites to link to.  Likewise if you feel that some of our pages could be of interest to your visitors, please feel free to link to us 

Thank you for visiting us here at Stone Mania, we hope you enjoy using our website and please feel free to contact us at anytime with suggestions or ideas for improvement.