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Various Properties of Crystals and Stones

Please click on the name of the crystals below to be directed to each page of lore:
Adamite
Aegerine

Agates
Ajoite
Amazonite
Amber
Amethyst
Ammonite
Amphibole
Anhydrite and Angelite
Apatite
Apophyllite
Aquamarine
Aquatine Lemurian Calcite
Aragonite
Arfvedsonite
Astrophyllite
Asylum Quartz

Atlantisite
Aura Quartz
Aventurine
Azurite
Azurite with Malachite
Barite
Beta Quartz

Bismuth
Black Moonstone
Black Night Quartz

Black Quartz
Bloodstone and Dragon Bloodstone
Blue Chalcedony
Blue Lace Agate
Blue Opal aka Que Sera
Bolivianite
Bronzite
Bumblebee Jasper
Cacoxenite
Calcite
Carnelian
Celestite
Charoite
Chiastolite
Chrome Diopside
Chrysanthemum Stone
Chrysocolla
Chrysoprase
Cinnabar
Cinnabrite
Cintimani

Citrine
Copper
Covellite
Creedite
Crocoite
Dalmation Stone
Danburite
Dendritic Agate
Dioptase
Dolomite
Dragon Septarian
Dumortierite
Emerald
Epidote
Eudialyte
Fire aka Hematoid Quartz
Fluorapatite

Fluorite
Fossils
Fuchsite
Fulgurite

Galena
Garnet
Garnierite
Girasol Quartz

Golden Healer
Goldstone

Grape Agate
Green Opal
Halite
Healerite aka Noble Serpentine

Heliodor
Hematite
Herkimer Diamond
Hiddenite
Howlite
Hypersthene
Indigo Gabbro
Iolite
Ironwood
Jade
Jasper
Jaspilite
Jet

K2
Kammererite 
Key Quartz

Kunzite
Kyanite
Labradorite
Lapis Lazuli
Larimar
Larvikite
Lava Stone
Lazulite
Lemurian Quartz

Lepidolite
Libyan Desert Glass
Lithium Quartz
Malachite
Meteorites
Moldavite
Moonstone
Morganite
Morion
Moss Agate

Mtorolite
Muscovite

Nepheline Syenite
Nellite
Nuummite
Obsidian
Oco Geode
Onyx
Opal
Orpiment
Orthoceras
Peacock Ore
Pegmatite
Peridot
Perlite
Petoskey Stone
Petrified Wood
Phosphosiderite
Picture Jasper aka Painting Stone
Pietersite
Pink Opal
Plummite
Prasiolite (Green Amethyst)
Prehnite
Prehnite with Epidote
Purpurite

Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quantum Quattro
Quartz
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Rhodusite
Rhyolite
Rodingite
Rose Quartz

Ruby
Ruby in Kyanite
Rutilated Quartz
Samadhi Quartz
Sandstone
Sapphire
Sapphirine
Scenic aka Phantom Quartz
Scheelite
Scolecite
Selenite
Seraphinite
Shiva Lingam
Shungite
Simbircite
Smithsonite
Smoky Quartz
Sodalite
Spectrolite
Sphalerite

Spirit Quartz
Stichtite
Strawberry Quartz
Sugilite
Sulphur
Sunstone
Super Seven
Tektite
Thulite
Tiffany Stone
Tiger's Eye
Topaz
Tourmalated Quartz
Tourmaline
Tremolite
Trolleite

Turquoise
Ulexite
Uvarovite
Variscite

Verdite
Violane
Vivianite

Willemite
Yooperlite
Zarinite
Zebradorite
Zoisite
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STOP!  When cleansing crystals there are thing you need to know. 

1.  These Crystals WILL fade in the sunlight:

  • Amethyst

  • Rose Quartz, Aquamarine

  • Smoky Quartz

  • Kunzite

  • Hiddenite

  • Spodumene

  • Fluorite

2.  These Crystals WILL dissolve in water:

  • Halite

  • Sulfates: Borates, Calcite, Gypsum

  • Lapis Lazuli

  • Turquoise

  • Ivory

  • Pyrite: degrades when stored at high humidity. (Place silica drying gel in the container to absorb moisture)

When In doubt, most crystals are water soluble if:

  • End in “ite”

  • Moh’s Hardness less than 6

  • Scratches easily with a steel knife

 

3. These Crystals WILL dissolve in acid solutions (such as acetone & vinegar):

  • Calcite

  • Gypsum

  • Limestone

  • Marble

  • Amber (acetone: contained in most nail polish remover)

 

4. These Crystals WILL produce POISONOUS gasses when HEATED:

  • Cinnabar

  • Realgar

  • Stibnite

Wash your hands after handling them and do not eat while working with them.

 

5. These Crystals ARE TOXIC to INGEST:

Minerals and metals containing:

  • Aluminum

  • Arsenic

  • Barium

  • Cadmium

  • Copper

  • Lead

  • Mercury

  • Zinc

 

6.  These Crystals will get damaged by Salt:

Any raw, rough stone.  Any stone with hardness under 7.  If you are not sure, use another method.

  • Amber

  • Angelite

  • Azurite

  • ALL Calcites

  • Dioptase

  • Imperial Topaz

  • Fire Opal

  • Kyanite

  • Kunzite

  • Malachite

  • Moonstone

  • Opal

  • Red Coral

  • Selenite

  • Turquoise

 

7. Please DO NOT make Gem Elixirs, Gem Waters, or Massage Oils 

& DO NOT Ingest, Consume, or Put in Your Mouth

  • Adamite – zinc, copper

  • Amazonite – copper

  • Amber – toxic dust, fumes, possible ingestive toxicity

  • Angelite – lead, sulphur

  • Aragonite-

  • Atacamite – copper

  • Auricalcite – zinc and copper

  • Azurite – copper

  • Boji-stones/Kansas Pop Rocks (may contain sulphur)

  • Bronchantite – copper

  • Cerrusite – sulphur, molybdenum

  • Chalcantite (aka “blue shit”) – copper

  • Chalcopyrite (Peacock Stone, Peacock Ore) – copper and sulphur

  • Chrysacolla (Chrysocolla) – copper

  • Cinnabar – mercury

  • Cobaltocalcite (Pink Cobalt Calcite) – cobalt

  • Conicalcite – copper

  • Copper – copper

  • Coral – organic, may contain bacteria as well as pollutants from toxic materials in the water it forms in

  • Cuprite – copper

  • Diopside – copper

  • Dioptase – copper

  • Eliat Stone – copper

  • Emerald – aluminum

  • Garnet – aluminum

  • Gem Silica – copper

  • Galena/ Galenite – lead

  • Garnierite (Genthite, Falcondoite) – nickel

  • Hiddenite – aluminum

  • Iolite – aluminum

  • Kansas Pop Rocks – may contain sulphur

  • Kunzite – aluminum

  • Kyanite – aluminum

  • Labradorite – aluminum

  • Lapis Lazuli – may contain copper, sulphur

  • Marcasite (Markasite) – sulphur

  • Magnetite (Lodestone) – iron in large quantities

  • Malachite – copper

  • Meteorite – may contain many toxic substances

  • Mohawkite – copper, arsenic

  • Moldavite – aluminum

  • Molybdenum – molybdenum

  • Moonstone – may contain aluminum or other toxic substances

  • Mother of Pearl – organic, may contain bacteria as well as pollutants from toxic materials in the water it forms in

  • Opal – toxic dust for inhalation

  • Pearl – organic, may contain bacteria as well as pollutants from toxic materials in the water it forms in

  • Psiomelane – barium

  • Pyrite (Fool’s Gold) – sulphur

  • Quartz (Do Not Inhale Dust) – toxic dust for inhalation

  • Realgar – sulfur, arsenic

  • Rhodocrosite (Rhodochrosite) – lead

  • Ruby – aluminum

  • Sapphire – aluminum

  • Sodalite – aluminum

  • Spinel – may contain aluminum, zinc

  • Stibnite – lead, antimony

  • Smithsonite (Galmei, Zinc spar)- zinc, may contain copper

  • Sulphur – sulphur

  • Tiger’s Eye

  • Topaz

  • Tourmaline, Watermelon – aluminum

  • Turquoise – copper

  • Uranium – radioactive mineral

  • Vanadanite – lead

  • Variscite – aluminum

  • Wulfenite – lead, molybdenum  

We carry a wide variety of stones, but we try to focus on teaching also. Please use these pages to get a good scope of what our products can be used for...

Please keep in mind though this is the LORE and the metaphysical uses. Do not ingest any of our products.

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