Crystals & Gemstones
The properties and uses of crystals and gemstones in spiritual practice.
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Amethyst
A purple variety of quartz prized for its calming, protective, and spiritually enhancing properties, associated with the...
Rose Quartz
A pink variety of quartz known as the "stone of unconditional love," associated with the heart chakra and used to attrac...
Clear Quartz
Clear quartz (SiOโ, the pure crystalline form of silicon dioxide): a transparent, colourless variety of crystalline sili...
Black Tourmaline
Black tourmaline (variety schorl, mineral formula Na(Feยฒโบ)โAlโ(BOโ)โSiโOโโ(OH)โ): an iron-rich silicate of the tourmalin...
Citrine
A warm yellow to golden crystal associated with abundance, personal power, and joy, known as the "merchant's stone" for ...
Selenite
Selenite is a translucent, fibrous-to-platy crystalline variety of gypsum (calcium sulphate dihydrate, CaSO4ยท2H2O), Mohs...
Labradorite
An iridescent feldspar crystal displaying a phenomenon called labradorescence โ flashes of blue, green, gold, and purple...
Moonstone
Moonstone is a gem variety of the feldspar mineral orthoclase, identified by adularescence โ the floating, billowy sheen...
Obsidian
A naturally occurring volcanic glass formed from rapidly cooled lava, used as a powerful tool for protection, grounding,...
Lapis Lazuli
A deep blue metamorphic stone flecked with golden pyrite, revered since antiquity for enhancing intellectual ability, st...
Turquoise
A blue-green mineral considered a master healer and protector stone across cultures, valued for purifying energy, streng...
Jade
Jade: a name covering two distinct silicate minerals โ *nephrite* (a calcium-magnesium-iron silicate, Mohs hardness 6โ6....
Carnelian
A warm orange-red variety of chalcedony associated with the sacral chakra, known for boosting confidence, creativity, mo...
Fluorite
A highly protective and organizing crystal available in a rainbow of colors, known as the "genius stone" for its ability...
Malachite
A striking green copper carbonate mineral with concentric banding patterns, known as the "stone of transformation" for i...
Hematite
Hematite is an iron oxide mineral (FeโOโ) in the oxide mineral class, with a Mohs hardness of 5.5โ6.5. It's metallic gra...
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye is a pseudomorphic quartz gemstone โ crocidolite (blue asbestos) fibers gradually replaced by silica while r...
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral (SiO2) in the quartz family, rated 7 on the Mohs hardness scale, and colored b...
Pyrite
Pyrite is an iron sulfide mineral (FeSโ) in the sulfide family, with a Mohs hardness of 6โ6.5 and a distinctive brass-ye...
Moldavite
Moldavite is a natural silica glass (SiOโ with AlโOโ and other oxides) formed by the heat and pressure of a meteorite im...
Amazonite
Amazonite is a pale blue-green variety of microcline feldspar (KAlSiโOโ), with a Mohs hardness of 6โ6.5. Its color comes...
Aquamarine
Aquamarine is a blue to blue-green variety of the mineral beryl (BeโAlโSiโOโโ), colored by iron impurities in its crysta...
Shungite
Shungite is a carbon-rich mineraloid found almost exclusively near Shunga village in Karelia, Russia. Elite grades reach...
Crystal Cleansing
Crystal cleansing is the practice of clearing energetic residue believed to accumulate in stones through handling, envir...
Crystal Grid
A crystal grid is an arrangement of multiple stones placed in a deliberate geometric pattern โ typically based on sacred...
Birthstones
Birthstones are gemstones assigned to each calendar month โ and in some systems, each zodiac sign โ based on tradition r...