Amber
Amber, often mistaken for a gemstone, is actually fossilized resin from ancient evergreen trees, with the oldest specimens dating back about 320 million years. Younger amber, less than 100,000 years old, lacks the depth and value of its ancient counterparts, as it takes millennia for resin to mature into true amber. Known for its warm glow, amber is cherished for its healing, protective, and uplifting properties, embodying wisdom and cheerfulness.
Amethyst
Amethyst, a violet-to-purple quartz gemstone, derives its name from the Greek “amethystos,” meaning “not drunk,” reflecting its ancient reputation for preventing intoxication and promoting clarity of mind. Associated with Bacchus, the god of wine, it was believed to protect wearers from evil thoughts, sharpen intelligence, and aid in both business and battle. Amethyst was also thought to ward off disease, repel demons, and inspire virtues like chastity, sobriety, and self-control, embodying the pursuit of humanity’s highest ideals.
Ammonite
Ammonites, extinct shelled cephalopods that vanished around 66 million years ago, are found worldwide, often in large concentrations. Their spiral shape symbolizes continual change and evolution, offering profound insight into the self and the universe. Associated with the Root chakra, ammonite fossils provide grounding, stability, and enhanced survival instincts. Renowned for their orderly internal structure, they resonate deeply with the human psyche, expanding consciousness while displaying a unique iridescence from compression and mineralization.
Aqua Aura
Pure gold is bonded to quartz crystals to form Aqua Aura, first created by scientist Steven Katona in 1983 through vapor deposition. This crystal is associated with the Throat chakra and brings calmness, communication and auric cleansing. It harmonizes the chakras, psychically protects the subconscious, increases intuition, and emotional balance, and represents water in the unconscious. Used in meditation and energy healing, Aqua Aura Quartz is good for self-expression, creativity, and spiritual growth.
Amazonite
Amazonite is believed to attract luck, wealth and success - hence the name "gambler's stone." It's a calming agent for the nervous system, it eases tension and promotes love. A necklace associated with the throat and heart chakras represents truth, honor and integrity. It is also believed to ease fatigue, trauma, thyroid problems and alcoholism.
Aquamarine
Aquamarine is an aquamarine (italian word for seawater) blue gemstone in the beryl family with the chemical composition of emerald. Pale blue and aqua green are associated with the sea. Ancient cultures honored it as protection, especially for sailors - the Greeks, Romans, Sumerians and Egyptians. Rome thought carving a frog on aquamarine would reconcile enemies. In Middle Ages, aquamarine was used for fortune telling - messages were read from gazing balls or crystals suspended over water.
Aragonite
Aragonite is a soft orange or yellow carbonate gemstone discovered in Spain in 1788 and represents truth and understanding. It grows in stalactites or hot springs and is sometimes called "iron flowers" because of its fine, branch-like crystals. Aragonite also forms the pearls and the luster of abalone shell linings in the mother-of-pearl of the mollusk shell. It is calcium-like and keeps fossils from turning to calcite, which protects ancient shells and coral. Aragonite increases energy and boosts self-confidence and feelings of self-worth as you learn to place trust in yourself.
Azurite
Azurite is a soft stone, named for its deep “azure blue” color. Its blue color is produced by copper reactions over millennia and is often paired with Malachite due to similar chemistry. Azurite is a copper carbonate mineral found in the upper oxidized portions of copper ore formed in masses, nodules, tabular or prismatic crystals, sometimes with a vitreous luster. The saturated color ranges from bright to deep blue into shades of indigo, and may contain streaks of light blue. Azurite is also known as a stone of heaven. The third eye chakra is activated by Azurite in crystal healing, for increased creativity and inner wisdom. Place it in a workspace or studio to awaken intuition and inspiration. Meditation with Azurite before starting a project for 20 minutes can clear the mind and spark creativity.
Bloodstone
Bloodstone, or Heliotrope, is a type of chalcedony with mossy greens and brick reds. Originally called "the stone of Babylon," it was renamed "the stone of martyrs" in the Christian era, the red spots being Christ's blood and thus having magical powers. It was thought that Bloodstone would bring rain, solar eclipses and invisibility. It has been used for lapidary carving including seal stones, figurines and statuettes.
Blue Lace Agate
Blue lace agate has soft blue color and fine banding, and is considered a relaxing stone. It's considered the "Stone of Communication," making people feel more confident and articulate - good for public speaking. Sometimes called the "Stone of the Diplomat," it keeps words clear of anger. Blue lace agate has a lower vibration frequency and is therefore considered a stabilizing gemstone - either worn as jewelry or carried as a calming stone.
Bumblebee Jasper
Bumblebee Jasper contains volcanic matter and minerals like anhydrite, hematite, sulfur and arsenic. This agate stone increases curiosity, creativity and manifestation through activation of the solar plexus and sacral chakras. It awakens willpower and motivates intentional action toward short-and long-term goals. Bumblebee Jasper raises awareness so you can spot opportunities and also increases physical stamina and passion so you can reach your personal goals and passion projects.
Carborundum
Carborundum, made of silicon carbide, is a man-made stone created through chemical reactions. Known for its use in jewelry and artifacts, it is valued for its metaphysical and healing properties, said to promote physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, fostering optimism and happiness. Though primarily artificial, natural carborundum is extremely rare and found in the mineral moissanite, first discovered in Arizona.
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite has been referred to as Fool’s Gold because it is such a bright gold color and the black in this material is dark black, creating quite a striking contrast. It's also known as Peacock Ore due to its iridescent pink, blue, green, gold, and purple hues. It is believed to be an uplifting stone that grounds nervous energy, helping to reduce stress and promote calm. It is said to cleanse and align the chakras, improve perception & self-esteem and remove fears & doubts. In traditional usage, Chalcopyrite has been used to spark new ideas, find lost things and build friendships. It is an excellent protection gemstone against many kinds of negative energies.
Cherry Quartz
Cherry-Quartz is created using natural reconstituted quartz and cinnabar. It’s then melted and given its dazzling energetic flashes or pink color in the clear quartz. The cinnabar in the Cherry-Quartz creates cloud formations, vortex, feathers, and striations, adding to the beauty of this stone. It gives the wearer initiative and maintains higher energy in everyday life. Its bright color indicates vitality, enthusiasm and strength, action and enthusiasm for new experiences. Cherry Quartz also has emotional healing properties as it opens the heart's energy center to provide comfort and care. Releases negative feelings like anxiety, anger and envy in favor of peace, relief and harmony.
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla - a blue-green colorless copper carbonate gemstone - is often mistaken for turquoise. With malachite, turquoise and azurite it sometimes forms the mixed gemstone Eilat stone, mined in King Solomon's mines and Israel's national stone. Theophrastus of Greece named it in 315 B.C. chrysos = gold and kola = glue, as ancient goldsmiths used it to solder gold. Chrysocolla inspired artists from Renaissance painters to modern jewelers. You can find it near large copper deposits in Africa, Mexico and Arizona, where it is called Apache chrysocolla.
Chrysoprase
Chrysoprase is the "stone of Venus" and is the most valuable apple-green of the chalcedony family - often mistaken for emeralds in ancient times. Contrary to emeralds which take their colour from chromium, chrysoprase is a light green color due to trace amounts of nickel. It was used by the Greeks, the Romans and the Egyptians for seals, jewelry and ornaments and is named after the Greek words chrusos (golden) and prason (leek), which indicate its golden-leek color. Legend has it that Alexander the Great wore a chrysoprase girdle for luck in battle, but never won another campaign after losing the stone. Chrysoprase returned in Art Nouveau style, especially in Egyptian revival jewelry after Tutankhamen's tomb was unearthed.
Chinese Writing Stone
Chinese Writing Stone, also known as Chinese Writing Rock, is a rare Basalt porphyry featuring white, elongated feldspar inclusions that often resemble the characters of ancient Chinese script. This stone is associated with re-affirmation, helping individuals adapt to change, embrace responsibilities, and stimulate creativity and intuitive thinking. It is also believed to aid in accessing ancient knowledge, including the Akashic Records, and is highly regarded for promoting peaceful, insightful dreams and guiding one into a dream state.
Citrine
Citrine is pale yellow in color and comes from the Latin citrina. In ancient times it was thought to hold sunlight, protect against snakebites and bring wealth - hence the name "merchant's stone." Associated with Mercury, the Roman messenger god, it was often carved into intaglios. Like amethyst and rose quartz, a macrocrystalline form of quartz, citrine can be mistaken for yellow topaz or beryl. The material forms out of molten magma or mineral solutions and is mined mainly in Brazil, but there are deposits also in the U.S.
Copper
Copper is a reddish metal that humans have used for more than 10,000 years - it was called humanity's first metal. It appeared in Egyptian and Sumerian metallurgy as early as 3900 BC and helped usher in the Bronze Age. First found on cooking utensils, it became jewelry, crowns and headdresses. Beyond its practical uses, copper is believed to carry spiritual energy, amplifying thoughts and psychic communication. They say it combats lethargy, promotes optimism and independence, releases self-imposed limitations, and brings harmony between the physical and spiritual realms.
Coral
Often called the “garden of the sea,” coral was once thought to be a plant but is now recognized as an organic gemstone formed through biological processes. Precious coral, found in deep, rocky seabeds over 500 feet deep, is created by tiny marine animals called coral polyps. These soft-bodied creatures form hard shells of calcium carbonate, gradually building intricate skeletal structures colored by carotenoid pigments. Growing at a slow pace of about one millimeter per year, coral ranges from small formations to vast reefs. Red coral, in particular, is valued for its associations with vitality, energy, and improved blood circulation.
Crazy Lace Agate
Crazy lace is also known as Mexican agate and is a relatively young mineral, occurring in the Cretaceous period 65-90 million years ago in only one place in Mexico - Chihuahua. It is a type of chalcedony infused with iron and aluminum characterized by its intricate banded patterns and vivid colors - from browns, blacks and greys to golds and occasional reds -. The stone is also called the "laughter stone" or "happy lace" and is believed to bring joy, ease emotional pain and prevent the "evil eye." This stone increases inner stability, self-confidence, endurance, and focus - useful for ADHD. It was reportedly used as an amulet of protection and courage in battle, bearing the tribal energy of its native region.
Danburite
Denburite - named after its discovery in Danbury, Connecticut, in 1839 - is a calcium boron silicate. It's usually clear or white but may appear yellow, pink or brown with a vitreous luster. It has diamond-shaped crystals and a steeply slanted, wedge-like top. Sometimes Danburite is covered with drusy quartz like citrine or amethyst. It is said that Danburite carries prosperity and abundance, so it's useful in the creative arts and design.