About

Jonathan "Grizz" Derish, gemologist and founder of GrizzGems, with amethyst and quartz crystals

If you've ever picked up a crystal and felt something you couldn't quite put into words, you're in the right place. That feeling is where I started too.

I'm Jonathan, though most people call me Grizz. I came to crystals through the spiritual side first, and through rockhounding: time outside with my eyes on the ground, learning what the earth gives up and where. Gemology came later. I studied it because I wanted to understand what I was holding, not to talk anyone out of what they feel when they hold it.

I've been selling crystals for close to ten years now, from Squamish, BC. I still rockhound wherever I travel, and I still cut and facet crystals myself. I work with both raw and polished pieces, and I love them both. A raw crystal is already whole. Cutting just shows a different side of it.

Most of what I know came from doing it. Some of it quietly contradicts what gets repeated online, and I'd rather tell you what I actually know than what sounds good.

Where to start

  1. Take the crystal quiz.
  2. See the five crystals that came back for you, and the reason for each one.
  3. Choose a themed box, or let me put a kit together around your five.

Thanks for being here.
Jonathan (Grizz)

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