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Aventurine (Aventurine) Aventurine A good luck stone, especially in financial matters. Stimulates creativity, intelligence and perception. A great healing stone, it gives a sense of mental and emotional well-being.
Agate Agate
General protection and healing, increases courage, self-confidence, and energy and promotes longevity. Also good for gardening.
Alexandrite Renewal and regeneration, openness to higher self. Brings love, joy, and luck.
Amazonite Helps clarify and improve thinking.
Origin: Amazon Hardness: 6 - 6.5 Specific Gravity: 2.5 Refractive Index: N/A
Chemical Composition: KAlSi3 O8 , Potassium Aluminum Silicate Crystal Structure: Triclinic
Amber Amber Healing, protection from negativity, attractiveness and energy
Amethyst Amethyst Increases vivid dreams, relieves depression, promotes calm, serenity, and spirituality. Helps with addiction and stress.
Apatite Helps stuttering and hypertension. Rids one of guilt and grief.
Origin: Africa Hardness: 5 Specific Gravity: 3.1 - 3.2 Refractive Index: 1.63 - 1.64 Chemical Composition: Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl), Calcium (Fluoro, Chloro, Hydroxyl) Phosphate
Crystal Structure: Hexagonal
Aquamarine Improves sight, sharpens the mind, calms and clarifies emotions.
Aragonite Grounding and centering, facing truth and reality.
Azurite Increases psychic ability and aids in meditation. Relieves arthritis and joint pain.
Bloodstone Healing, especially related to the blood. Increases courage and charitably.
Carnelian Combats fear of public speaking and impotence. General healing stone.
Chrysocolla Soothes nervous tension.
Chrysoprase Soothes heartache and helps depression, promotes emotional balance, wisdom, and peace.
Citrine Helps digestion and aids in mental and intellectual functions. Increases self-esteem.
Coral Helps in childbirth and adoption. Wards off bad thoughts from others and promotes general well-being.
Fluorite (multicolor) Enhances spiritual energy work, focuses the will and balances the psyche.
Garnet Balances your natural energy. A highly protective stone.
Goldstone Uplifting, reduces tension and stomach problems
Hematite Great stone for grounding. Calms and soothes, reducing stress and blood pressure.
Howlite Reduces stress and anxiety. Quietly soothes and calms to bring gentleness and patience.
Jade Wisdom, mercy, humility, generosity, peace, and harmony. Protective and lucky when worn as jewelry.
Jasper Calms a troubled mind. Helps with digestive problems and other ills.
Red Jasper Helps with conflict and aggression. Promotes grace and perseverance.
Leopard Skin Jasper Aids in finding and achieving life's goals.
Picture Jasper Stabilizing, balancing stone. Aids in visualization and meditation.
Labradorite Strengthens the will and inner strength and convictions. Aids in combating addictions.
Lapis Lazuli Emotional healing and stability. High intensity stone which cleanses the spirit to bring out inner truth and peace.
Malachite Strong stone which helps release negative emotions and protect from psychic attack.
Moonstone Helpful in psychic work. Opens the spirit to the feminine aspect. Draws love and helps in interpersonal relationships.
Morganite Love, empathy, patience and compassion. Heals the emotional self.
Onyx Good protective stone. Also releases old relationships and keeps away general negativity.
Peridot Alleviates anger, fear, and anxiety. Aids digestion and insomnia and increases psychic powers.
Quartz The greatest of all healing stones. Acts as an amplifier for psychic energy and aids meditation and visualization.
Rose Quartz Great for attracting love. Promotes self-loving and heals emotional wounds as well as promoting peace, forgiveness, and nurturing.
Smoky Quartz A grounding stone which helps reduce depression and negative emotions.
Rhodochrosite Love drawing stone. Helps release past psychological issues. Helps eyesight.
Rhodonite Self-affirmation and self-love. Fosters ability to remain calm in arguments and resolve disagreements in a loving way.
Sardonyx Encourages self-control and courage in public speaking. Relieves anxiety and grief. Protection, luck, and peace.
Snowflake Obsidian Protects against nightmares and emotional draining.
Sodalite Dispels guilt and fear and draws wisdom.
Tanzanite Increases psychic abilities and enhances spiritual connectedness.
Tiger's Eye Clear thinking, helps in manifesting will, courage, and confidence.
Topaz Soothes physical pain, promotes peace and calms emotions, as well as promoting forgiveness.
Tourmaline (multicolor) Calm, protection, focus, and balance. Promotes self-assurance and goodwill.
Black Tourmaline Strong protection from negative energies. Reduces fears, obsessions, neurosis, and panic with a calm grounding energy.
Pink Tourmaline Promotes compassion, love and healing of emotional pain.
Green Tourmaline Cleanses and detoxifies the spirit, brings prosperity.
Blue Tourmaline Helpful with verbal, speech, and throat problems. Mental peace and patience.
Watermelon Tourmaline Heals old emotional pains and brings emotional understanding.
Turquoise Healing stone. Attracts friendships, luck, and happiness. Releases shame and guilt.
Unakite promotes balance and emotional stability. Transforms negative emotions into positive ones. A grounding stone.
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