The granitoids, which Goethe considered to be a relic of Earth’s original stone, are part of the planet’s mantle. Vast and the immense, the binding structure of all things. Gemstones differ, they are crystallizations of an animate nature and this makes them precious; they are the jewels of the immense. Then there are the chemical elements and minerals present in the Earth’s crust, that sparkle actively and find infinite variation within the vast natural world.