This earth has a lot to offer. I am amazed at the variety of precious and semi-precious stones that are brought to us from the oceans to the mountains. And there is more amazing information on the history of these stones. Going back thousands of years, these stones have held special beliefs for our ancestors.
ABALONE - are members of a large group of mollusks that have one piece shells. They can be found along most coastal waters of every major continent. The color of the shell is very variable from species to species. The iridescent nacre that lines the inside of the shell varies
in color from silvery white, to pink, red and green-red, to deep blues, greens and purples. Major sources come from Australia, Japan and western North America. BELIEVED TO BE BRING OUT SINCERITY AND SIGNAFIES FAITH, CHARITY AND INNOCENCE.
AGATES – tend to contain translucent bands composed of quartz layers. Colors range from cream and golden yellows, to greens, blues, reds, brown and black. Sources are in the U.S., Australia, Canada and Mexico. BELIEVED TO FOSTER LOVE, PROMOTE STRENGTH AND HEALING AND SOOTHE EMOTIONS.
AMAZONITE – is a variety of microcline, which is a feldspar mineral. Sources include U.S. Madagascar, Zimbabwe, and Australia.
THOUGHT TO HAVE HEALING CHARACTERISTICS, IMPROVING CLARITY OF THOUGHT, AND LESSEN STRESS.
AMETHYST – is a variety of quartz, which sometimes grows as stalactites. Varying hues of violet. It is mined in Brazil, Argentina, U.S.
and several African Countries. BELIEVED TO PROTECT THE WEARER FROM OVERINDULGENCES, AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH NOBILITY, BALANCE AND POSITIVE TRANSFORMATION.
AVENTURINE – is a form of quartz that contains minerals such as mica or iron oxide. It can be found in Brazil, China and the U.S. with
the majority coming from India. BELIEVED TO HELP WITH DECISION MAKING, HELPS BOOST CREATIVITY AND LESSEN NEGATIVITY.
BRONZITE – is a hypersthene that has been weathered due to moisture and temperature in the igneous rock. It often has minerals such
as hematite. THOUGHT TO FACILITATE CERTAINTY OF DECISION MAKING AND DISPEL RESTLESSNESS.
CARNELIAN – is an A-grade agate, which is deep red to deep orange in color. Sources include Brazil, India, S. Africa and Madagascar. BELIEVED TO HELP US BE “IN THE MOMENT” AND PROVIDES PROTECTION FROM ANGER JEALOUSY AND FEAR.
CHRYSANTTHEMUM – consists of a two-dimensional radiating mineral “frozen” in matrix that looks like a flower and has medium red/brown and gold
tones. The majority comes from China. THOUGHT TO BE THE STONE OF HARMONY AND CHANGE. PROMOTES RENEWAL AND OLD FRIENDSHIPS.
CHRYSOCOLLA – is found in a blue-green color with brown or black inclusions. It is a minor ore of copper as it is formed in the oxidized areas of copper rich zones. Sources include Chili and Zaire. BELIEVED TO IMPROVE CREATIVITY, INTUITION, PATIENCE AND COMMUNICATION.
CHRYSOPRASE – is a chalcedony quartz stone with opalescent color and sometimes a brownish matrix. Sources include Australia,
Tanzania, Brazil, and California. IT IS SAID THAT IT CAN SOOTHE HEARTACHE AND LONELINESS AND PROMOTE EMOTIONAL BALANCE.
CRYSTAL – Swarovski is considered the finest line of crystal. The color is vivid and translucent and comes from Austria. Celestial is handmade in the orient from genuine leaded crystal glass. Czech fire polished glass is from the Czech Republic. THOUGHT TO HEAL AND BALANCE. CONVERTS LIFE’S ENERBY INTO POSITIVE.
CITRINE – is a member of the silicon dioxide family of quartz, and is a golden yellow color. It can be found in India and Brazil. THOUGHT TO STIMULATE MENTAL CAPACITY, ENHANCES CREATIVITY AND INTUITIOON AND STRENGTHENS SELF CONFIDENCE.
CORAL – is a calcium carbonate, built by skeletal material of sea animals. It comes in red, pink, black and natural beige. It grows in branches and most is found in the Mediterranean Sea or the Pacific off Japan and Taiwan. BELIEVED TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO CALM, RESTORE HARMONY AND HELP WITH FEVERS, COLDS AND DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS.
DUMORTIERITE – is a borosilicate mineral and is blue or violet. It looks similar to lapis lazuli, sodalite and lazurite. Major sources
include Brazil, France and the U.S. IT IS THOUGHT TO RELEASE FEAR, OBTAIN COURAGE AND BOOST CREATIVITY.
EMERALD – is a beryl, whose color green is obtained due to small amounts of chromium and traces of iron. It is mined in Brazil and Zambia. IT IS BELIEVED TO BRING WISDOM, FAITH AND SUCCESS IN LOVE TO THE WEARER.
FLOURITE – occurs in vein deposits and occurs in green, white, and lavender. Sources include England, Switzerland and the U.S.
THOUGHT TO CLEAR THE MIND, INCREASE CONCENTRATION, AND ELIMINATE DISCORD THAT CAUSES DISEASE.
GARNET – is a group of silicate minerals and appears in red, yellow, green, pink, white and gray. The stone forms under high temperatures. Sources include Kenya, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Brazil, India, Madagascar, Canada, the U.S. Spain and the Czech Republic. BELIEVED TO INSPIRE ROMANTIC LOVE AND PROMOTES SELF CONFIDENCE. IT IS THE STONE OF DEVOTION TO ONESELF AND OTHERS.
HEMATITE – both genuine and simulated are iron oxides. Major source is Brazil, and others include China, Canada, England, and
Germany. THOUGHT TO DISSOLVE NEGATIVITY, ENHANCE INTELLECT AND STRENGTHEN THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
IOLITE – is a blue silicate mineral which occurs as crystals in igneous rocks. It can be found in water deposits. It has pleochroism,
which is the ability to change colors depending on the angle from which it is viewed. It can be found in Sri Lanka, Burma, India, Madagascar, Brazil and the U.S. BELIEVED TO OPEN ONES PSYCHIC TALENTS, AND ENHANCE CURIOUSITY.
JADE – There were two terms used for jade up until the mid-to-late 1800’s. Nephrite is a basic magnesium, iron silicate, and usually medium to dark green. Jadeite is a sodium aluminum silicate and is olive green and can have yellow tones. Sources include China,
Canada, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, Taiwan, and the U.S. THOUGHT TO HELP PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN THE BODY AND AID IN LONGEVITY. IT IS THE STONE OF LOVE AND VIRTUE.
JASPER – is a form of chalcedony or microcyrstalline quart and is red, brown or green. They are similar to agates but are opaque, as
agates are more translucent. Sources are N. Africa, Sicily, India, Venezuela, Germany and the U.S. THOUGHT TO PROVIDE BRAVERY, ACHIEVE PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE AND EASES STRESS.
LABRADORITE – is a composition of feldspar minerals found in igneious or metamorphic rocks. It has a green/gray base with colored reflections. Sources include Canada, Madagascar, Australia, Mexico, and the U.S. BELIEVED TO DETOXIFY THE BODY, ELEVATE CONSCIOUSNESS, AND BUILD INNER STRENGTH.
LAPIS LAZULI – is composed of blue minerals, including lazurite and sodalite. It has a matrix of calcite and pyrite. Sources include Afghanistan, Egypt, Canada and Chili. IT IS THE STONE OF LOYALY AND BELIEVED TO INVOKE WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE.
LARVIKITE – is a type of syenite, notable for the presence of small crystals of feldspar, giving it a silver blue sheen. It is found in
igneous rock and is titanium rich and may have olivine or apatite present. Main source comes from Norway. THOUGHT TO SOOTHE
DURING STRESSFUL TIMES AND HELPS TO REGAIN FOCUS.
LEPIDOLITE – is a common mica and a by product of mining lithium. The color ranges from violet to pale pink or white. It is found in Zimbabwe, Sweden, Argentina, Canada, Madagascar, and in the U.S. THOUGHT TO HELP ORGANIZATIONAL THINKING, AAND CAN HAVE
A CALMING EFFECT.
MALACHITE – is a basic copper carbonate banded with green tones. It is the chemical twin of azurite, which as it oxidizes can become malachite. ASSISTS THE BODY IN THE NATURAL HEALING PROCESS. BELIEVED TO RELAX THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
MOOKAITE – is a jasper with red, yellow, brown and cream colors. The major source is from Australia. BELIEVED TO AID IN DECISION MAKING, AND THOUGHT TO BE A HEALING STONE.
MOONSTONE – is chatoyant and has an adularescence sheen. It is composed of two types of feldspars. It can display colors of peach,
gray, and a luster of white. It can be found in India, Madagascar, Mexico, Sri Lanka and the U.S. THOUGHT TO SOOTHE AND BALANCE EMOTIONS.
MOTHER OF PEARL – is the iridescent coating on the inside of mollusk shells. The main sources are found in warm tropical seas, mostly
in Asia. It also can come from the abalone shells in California and Japan and from freshwater pearl mussels in rivers of the U.S. BELIEVED TO BE THE STONE OF SINCERITY AND SIGNAFIES FAITH, CHARITY AND INNOCENCE.
OBSIDIAN – is a natural glass that forms from volcanic activity. It has minerals, but cools so quickly when exposed to air that they do
not have time to crystallize. It is rich in silica. Colors can range from a golden color, mahogany, and snowflake variety of Red and Black. Sources include Italy, Japan and the U.S. THOUGHT TO STIMULATE GROWTH OF PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND INTELLECTUAL STRENGTH.
ONYX – is a form of agate with white, brown or black bands. Sources include India, S. America, China, Madagascar, Mexico and the U.S. BELIEVED TO REPEL NEGATIVITY, KEEPING ONE SAFE FROM HARM.
OPAL – is a hydrated silica. It is similar to quartz, but contains more water. It diffracts light at various angles, creating a variety of
colors. Most comes from Australia, Mexico and the U.S. THOUGHT TO AID IN HEALING AND SOOTHE NERVES.
PEARLS – grow within oysters and other mollusks. They form when a tiny object makes its way into the shell. As the shell secretes
nacre due to the irritation and the process of developing the pearl begins. Colors include black, white, rose, cream, gray, blue, yellow, lavender, green or mauve. The color can depend on the mollusk and its environment. Sources include Japan, China, Tahiti, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines and the U.S. BELIEVED TO HELP ONE FIND HAPINESS AND ENHANCES PERSONAL INTEGRITY, AND HAS A
CALMING EFFECT.
PERIDOT – is a delicate green color and composed of magnesium iron silicate. It is formed under great pressure and heat deep within
the earth. Sources include Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii and New Mexico. It is also found in Australia, Brazil and China. THOUGHT TO HELP ONE FIND HAPINESS WITH SELF AND TO OVERCOME ANGER AND JEALOUSY.
PIETERSITE – is a mix of blue and gold tigers eye in quartz, which has been folded and stressed in the Earth. It has an iridescence of tigers eye, but not in structured bands, more in swirls of fibrous segments. It can found in S. Africa and China. BELIEVED TO HELP REGULATE THE BODY.
PYRITE – is an iron sulfide which has an opaque metallic luster. Pyrite is found in almost every environment throughout the world. BELIEVED TO ENHANCE INTELLIGENCE AND MENTAL STABILITY ALONG WITH ANALYTICAL THINKING. THOUGHT TO OPEN THE
CHANNELS BETWEEN THE RIGHT AND LEFT BRAIN.
QUARTZ – comes from two varieties of minerals, macrocrystalline and microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline. There are a variety of colors available. The natural sources can be clear, green, red or have dark colored needles of tourmaline. Sources include Brazil, Madagascar, Namibia, Canada, and the U.S. RECOGNIZED FOR HARMONY AND HEALING. IT IS THE STONE OF POWER AND STIMULATES BRAIN FUNCTION.
RHODONITE – is an opaque, deep rosy pink to lavender stone with black veining. It is composed of manganese silicate. Sources include the U.S., Mexico and Brazil. BELIEVED TO BRING LOVE AROUND YOU AND HELPS YOU TO REMAIN CENTERED. THOUGHT TO INCREASE
SELF ESTEEM.
RHYOLITE – also known as Rainforest Jasper, is an igneous rock with silica content. It has cooled from a molten state. The colors range from light and dark greens, to brown and grays. The main sources are in the U.S. in the West, Southwest. THOUGHT TO BALANCE EMOTIONS AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO LOVE.
RUBY – is red variety of an aluminum oxide mineral. Sources include India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania,
Afghanistan, and the U.S. BELIEVED TO ENHANCE PERSONAL HEALING, AND THOUGHT TO BLESS THE WEARER WITH WISDOM AND WEALTH.
RUBY ZOISITE – the green color comes from calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide with dark inclusion along with red ruby. It is found
in Tanzania, Norway, Australia, and the U.S. IT IS BELIEVED TO ACTIVATE AWARENESS OF OUR SURROUNDINGS AND RELEASE OUR
INNER TALENTS.
SAPPHIRE – is a brilliant blue aluminum oxide mineral similar to the ruby. Sources include India, Burma, Australia, Brazil and Africa. THOUGHT TO ENHANCE MENTAL CLARIY, INTUITION, AND CREATIVITY.
SERPENTINE – is a translucent silicate of magnesium and has various shades of green. Sources include China, S. Africa and the U.S. BELIEVED TO RESTORE SELF CONFIDENCE AND INCREASE MEDITATION ABILITY.
SODALITE – is a sodium aluminum chlorine silicate and part of the feldspathoid family. It is dark blue with cloudy white streaks.
Sources include Brazil, Italy, India, Canada and the U.S. THOUGHT TO PROMOTE AN INSIGHTFUL MIND, SOOTHE OUR SOULS, AND DECREASE STRESS.
TANZANITE – is a calcium aluminum silicate that develops in igneous rocks. The blue-lavender color that has pleochroism, which means the colors change depending on the angle from which it is viewed. Sources include Africa and Kenya. BELIEVED TO ENHANCE PSYCHIC ABILITY, COMPOSURE AND HARMONY.
TIGEREYE – is a quartz with brown or yellow stripes and a golden shine. It contains fibers of the mineral crocidolite. Sources include S. Africa, Australia and California. THOUGHT TO CREATE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND ENHANCE COURAGE.
TIGER IRON – is a mix of tigereye, hematite and jasper. It has very interesting banded designs. Sources include Australia, Brazil,
Mexico and the U.S. BELIEVED TO STIMULATE VITALITY AND STRENGTHEN COURAGE. THOUGHT TO HELP WITH THE ABILITY TO
RELEASE TOXINS FROM THE BODY.
TOPAZ – is an aluminum fluorite silicate and forms in igneous rocks. Yellow is the most common color, but can be found in brown, clear, blue and sometimes red. THOUGHT TO BE THE SPIRITUAL REJUVENATION STONE. BELIEVED TO HAVE POWER TO INCREASE PHYSICAL STRENGTH.
TOURMALINE – is a complex crystalline silicate which contains aluminum, boron and other elements. It appears in pink, black, green, yellow and clear. BELIEVED TO CALM NERVES AND HELPS TO DISPEL FEAR AND NEGATIVITY.
TURQUOISE – is a hydrated aluminum copper phosphate that can contain iron. It appears as light and dark shades of blue, and shades
of olive green caused by copper. Sources include Australia, Africa, Peru, China, Mexico, and areas of the U.S. such as Nevada, Arizona,
and New Mexico. THOUGHT TO STRENGHTHEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND RID THE BODY OF TOXINS. BELIEVED TO BRING MONEY
AND LOVE.
UNAKITE – is a calcium aluminum iron silicate hydroxide and has a mix of reddish pink feldspar with whitish gray quartz. Sources
include the U.S., Brazil, China and S. Africa. BELIEVED TO ENHANCE MENTAL CLARITY, INSTILL PEACE AND KEEP NEGATIVE ENERGY
FROM ENTERING INTO YOUR LIFE.