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Kyanite is an Aluminum Silicate that grows as flat blades of blue
 crystals. It has an industrial use for the porcelain insulators of spark
 plugs and ovens.

 Metaphysical Properties: Kyanite does not absorb negative energies and
 needs no clearing. It is a calming stone, and aids communication. It helps
 with personal clarity in thoughts and emotions. It is useful in
 meditation, accessing spirit guides and for dream recall.

 Chakra: Throat.

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Labradorite is an aluminum silicate from the plagioclase feldspar group.
 It occurs as rock masses and as plutonic intrusive formations and in
 basalt flows of volcanic origin. This beautiful stone has a quality called
 Labradorescence that creates brilliant flashes of blue, green or gold upon
 its surface. Much Labradorite and Spectrolite mined in Norway and Finland
 is used as decorative stone for buildings. Labradorite from Madagascar and
 other countries is used in stone carvings and fine jewelry that rivals in
 popularity that made from its “sister” feldspar Moonstone.

 Metaphysical Properties: Labradorite is a protective stone which shields
 the aura from detrimental energies and helps one to remain centered upon
 one’s spiritual purpose. It aligns the physical and ethnic bodies and
 helps blend the rational and intuitive aspects of self. An aid in
 meditation, it helps connect one with universal energies and grounds this
 spiritual essence into the physical self to raise conscious awareness.
 Spectrolite opens the subconscious for flashes of intuitive wisdom and
 problem solving. It also aids physical, mental and emotional endurance.

 Chakras: Upper Heart and Brow.

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Lapis Lazuli is a sodium calcium aluminum silicate. A member of the
 Sodalite group, it forms in metamorphic limestone and is composed of the
 minerals Lazurite, Calcite and Pyrite. This deep royal blue stone has been
 prized for centuries. The name "lazur " is Arabic for "blue" and
 "lazaward" means "toward heaven". The important ancient mines in Media,
 now Afghanistan, have been worked for over 5,000 years. The Badakhshan
 District of the Hindu Kusk Mountains borders Pakistan. In recent times, as
 before, donkeys loaded with precious Lapis travel down the mountains to
 Peshawar, Pakistan where it is sold. This fine Lapis seam runs north into
 Russia, but in only a few years this supply may be mined out. The ancient
 Sumerians valued Lapis above all stones. It was sacred to their goddesses
 Ereshkigal of the Underworld and Inanna, Goddess of the Heavens and Love.
 The Sumerians also paid tribute to Egypt with this stone as
 The Egyptians also found Lapis to be a spiritual and noble stone. It is
 mentioned in the Gilgamesh Legend and in Egyptian Papyrus. Sacred to Isis,
 Lapis was also sacred to the Christian's Virgin Mary in later times. A
 stone of heaven, the blue with pyrite resembles the star filled night sky.
 Lapis was also the "Sapphire" of the ancient Greeks. It was one of the
 stones in the High Priest's Breastplate. Ultramarine Blue, the artist's
 pigment, is powered Lapis. Modern Lapis is from Afghanistan, Russia and
 the Chilean Andes.

 Metaphysical Properties: A stone of Venus and the heavens, Lapis Lazuli
 awakens intuition and psychic awareness. Used as talismans for protection
 or empowered with a deity's energy, it is a powerful stone. In meditation
 it focuses the mind for insights and wisdom and clarity. It helps with
 understanding emotional issues and the release of these as one reaches a
 higher level of consciousness and spirituality. It may aid memory,
 concentration and creativity. A stone to access timeless wisdom, foresight
 and inner truths. It strengthens and shields the aura, and aids in astral
 travel, past life work and the study of ancient sacred texts. A stone of
 friendship and divine love.

 Chakras: Throat and Brow.

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Limonite is an Iron Oxide that occurs in various forms. The Limonite
 crystals we have in the shop are pseudomorphs after Pyrite. They are
 perfect cubes, also called “Devil’s Dice”.

 Metaphysical Properties: Limonite can be used to promote strength and
 stability in one’s life. It can increase stamina to protect one from
 negative thoughts or psychic attack.

 Chakra: Root.

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Malachite is a copper carbonate that occurs in the oxidation zone of
 copper deposits. It is a replacement mineral for Azurite, with which it is
 associated. It grows in many beautiful forms, botryoidal masses and rare
 crystals, a shiny velvet or dark green, or Malachite “flowers”. A stone
 sacred to ancient Egyptians, used by them for cosmetics, pigments,
 protective amulets and healing. The natural color bands resemble a
 Peacock’s Eye”, and were thought to guard against evil. In Czarist Russia,
 Malachite mined in the Ural Mountains was used in carvings and
 architectural accents. Most Malachite now available is from Zaire, and
 some is from the U.S. southwest.

 Metaphysical Properties: The deep green vibrations of Malachite bring
 abundance into one’s life. It helps ease depression and soothes and
 cleanses the emotional body, and helps strengthen the heart. It is also a
 stone to aid in transformation and in the rebirth of spirit and the
 regeneration of cells in the physical body. Its high copper content works
 with the body’s energy field and helps balance Chakras.

 Chakras: Heart and Spleen.

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Malachite/Azurite combined can calm the emotions and thoughts, ease fears
 and help with understanding the roots or causes of physical dis-ease and
 energy blockages within the body. It helps gain insights about issues that
 can be used to bring integration and healing. It helps with the release of
 ego and surrender to one’s higher self.

 Chakras: Heart, Brow and Spleen.

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Obsidian is a high silica lava, or Volcanic Glass”. Shiny black or
 microcrystals within the rock may reflect rainbow colors or a gold or
 silver sheen. Mahogany Obsidian is a mottled brown and black. Snowflake
 Obsidian is black with white crystallite clusters. Lapidaries value all
 forms of the mineral.
 Obsidian was highly valued by the Aztec and Mayan peoples. The Mayans had
 developed a great trade in this material. It was used for ceremonial
 purposes, for tools and projectile points and for psychic protection or
 for gazing.

 Metaphysical Properties: Obsidian is a mirror into the shadow side of
 self. Not for the timid, to be used with complete honesty and integrity as
 negative aspects reveal themselves and are worked on for integration and
 wholeness. It is used to absorb negative energies, as spheres or large
 points. Arrowheads buried outside at the corners of your home protect
 property and deflect or absorb negativity. An arrowhead worn as a pendant
 can help deflect evil intent. These points can also be used in
 depossession work and in sacred circles. Gold or silver sheen obsidian
 spheres are seer stones useful for scaring.

 Chakra: Root.

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Opal is a hydrous silica dioxide that precipitates from a silica rich
 solution, l leaving a solid gel in small veins or crusts or nodules in
 sandstone or limestone. Opal may contain up to 30% water and its color
 play or "opalescence" is caused by globules of the silica mineral
 Cristobalite suspended in layers of the stone. Opal has many forms and
 colors. The basic groups are common opal, the red fire opal and the
 precious opals that include white, black, boulder, crystal and others. In
 1889 Australia's rich opal deposits were discovered in New South Wales. In
 1915 Coober Pedy began production of White precious opal, and in 1903
 Black Opal was found at Lightning Ridge.
 Since then, Australia has continued to produce fine opals. Honduras,
 Mexico and Peru are modern sources. In the U.S., Virgin Valley, Nevada,
 Idaho and Oregon are sites of opal collecting.
 The name Opal derives from Sanskrit "Upala" for valuable stone. It was
 thought of as the "Goddess of Rainbows". Amulets with Opal were worn to
 protect the wearer from disease. In Ancient Rome, Opal was thought to give
 powers of foresight and prophecy to the wearer. It was also believed to
 improve eyesight Considered bad luck by some Opal is actually often a good
 luck stone. Sir Walter Scott's novel "Anne of Gierstein" is believed to be
 one source of Opal's disfavor. However, Queen Victoria loved Opals and
 often gave them as gifts! A fragile and sensitive stone, Opal is loved for
 its heavenly color play in fine jewelry and as specimens.

 Metaphysical Properties: Opal may be associated with water and the moon.
 It helps develop psychic abilities. It protects one during astral travel,
 and aids in the process. It may be used for past life recall. The gem also
 awakens one's inner beauty and helps manifest this in the world. It aids
 creativity and interests in the arts. A stone for joy, it is full of
 passion and encourages spontaneity and optimism, and aids spiritual
 awareness. A sensitive and emotionally responsive stone, it helps us
 recognize our emotional states and understand them, to help open our
 hearts. Opal is a birthstone for October.

 Chakras: All

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Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate which forms in the oxidation zone
 of ore deposits or as a mineral precipitated from hydrothermal solutions.
 It is associated with copper, silver, lead and other manganese minerals.
 It may also be found with Rhodonite, barite, galena, chalcopyrite,
 sphalerite and other minerals. It occurs mostly in massive form, or as
 concretions or stalagmites.
 Crystals are rare, but exquisite Rhodochrosite crystals, up to 2" across,
 have been collected from the Sweet Home Mine in Colorado. Hotazel in South
 Africa has produced fine crystal specimens. Crystals have also been found
 in Rumania, Spain and France.
 The manganese present in the stone cause Rhodochrosite’s beautiful pink to
 rose hues. The name Rhodochrosite is derived from the Greek "Rhodon" for
 red and "chros" for color.
 The Rhodochrosite deposits in Argentina have been mined for years for
 their beautiful banded rose and pink or "bacon strip' stone used for
 decorative carvings, boxes and jewelry. These important deposits were
 formed in the 13th century as stalagmites in abandoned Inca silver mines
 near San Luis. Peru is also a source for the mineral. Inca Rose is another
 name for the stone, as some Andean natives believe that the blood of the
 ancient Incas rulers was turned into this pink stone.
 It is the main ore source for manganese when found in large enough
 deposits. Rhodonite is another pink stone sometimes confused with
 Rhodochrosite.

 Metaphysical Properties: This is a stone of love, peace and harmony.
 Simply to gaze upon its joyful rose colors can make one feel happy, calm
 and content. It may be used to attract love and harmonious relationships.
 It may even attract one's soul mate. It soothes stress and eases the
 anguish and uncertainty of change and transformation on life's journey. It
 aids forgiveness and heals old wounds as one accepts the past, comes to
 terms with life and moves forward on one's path. It may be worn or
 carried, or even placed in the tub for a soothing bath. A stone of
 unconditional love and compassion, it helps open the heart with gentle
 awareness of all that is needed for healing and growth. It also helps to
 remind us to love and care for our great Mother Earth.

 Chakras: Heart and Root.

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Ruby is the red variety of corundum. An aluminum oxide, its color is
 caused by chromium and it is found mostly in alluvial deposits with
 Sapphire, the blue to pink corundum. It is mined from placer deposits that
 are washed and sorted to find these crystals. A precious gem, second only
 to Diamond in hardness, Ruby has always been highly valued. The name Ruby
 is from Latin "rubeus", and Corundum is from Sanskrit "Kuruntan". Hindus
 considered it "King of precious stones", "Ratnaraj" in Sanskrit. Burma, on
 India's eastern border, produced the finest rubies for centuries. Most
 valued have been the “pigeon blood” rubies from here. Rubies from Sri
 Lanka, Thailand and Tanzania are used as cut stones.
 Star Rubies, caused by rutile needles in the stone are desirable. The star
 was believed to be the spirit living within the stone. A stone of noble
 privilege, rubies were believed to help amass wealth and provide
 invulnerability. They brought love and passion into life and were thought
 to help with blood disorders, or to heal or dispel battle wounds. Rubies
 carved with dragons were thought to increase wealth and vitality.
 Rubies are also found in the U.S. In the 1800's, the Jenks Mine in
 Franklin, N.C. produced a 312 lb. Ruby crystal!

 Metaphysical Properties: Ruby is a birthstone for July. A stone of
 passion, it stimulates Kundalini and increases vitality and strength. It
 helps with issues of willpower, courage, confidence, and determination and
 lessens weakness. A stone for love and joy. It stimulates sexual energy
 and aids childbirth, detoxifies blood.

 Chakras: Root and Heart.

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Sapphire is the name given to most members of the Corundum group, aluminum
 oxide minerals that are formed in a variety of host rocks under extreme
 heat and pressure. Found in weathered volcanic basalt or dolomite
 limestone’s, Sapphires are mostly mined from alluvial or placer deposits.
 Rich deposits in Sri Lanka were formed over one million years ago.
 The red corundum Ruby is the only one not grouped under Sapphire's name.
 All other hues from white, pink, green, yellow, violet and the most
 desirable and valuable cornflower and royal blues are Sapphires. Iron and
 Titanium in the crystals create the blue, vanadium causes a violet hue and
 chrome creates pink. The stones "Oriental Topaz", and "Oriental Emerald"
 are really Sapphires. The rarest color is the orange "Padparadschah", or
 "Lotus Flower".
 Sapphires have a long history as a sacred stone. It is a symbol of the
 heavens, a stone also associated with Saturn. The Sanskrit "sauriratna",
 Chaldean "sampir", Latin "Saphirus" and Greek "Sappheiros" are just some
 of its ancient names. However, Sapphire was a name given to most blue gems
 until the 1800's when it was found that Sapphire and Ruby were conundrums.
 The early biblical "Sapir" was actually Lapis Lazuli. Still. In the 12th
 century the Pope decreed that all Bishop's Rings should contain Sapphire,
 a stone believed to represent spiritual truth, clarity and enlightenment.
 It was also thought to increase the desire for knowledge, and bring peace
 of mind.
 Revered by Buddhists, Sapphire brought peace and friendship, and was a
 talisman for marital bliss. The Hindus have always admired it as a holy
 stone of truth and justice, and as a bringer of good fortune. Kashmir
 Sapphires have been most desirable, but those sold as "Kashmir" now is
 mostly mined in Burma.
 Star Sapphires are thought most magical, as the rutile hairs in the stone
 create the effect of light rays moving within. These spirits within the
 gem were "Faith, Hope and Destiny" and were thought to observe and reward
 the owner of the gem.

 Metaphysical Properties: Sapphire's soft twilight blue and serene, calm
 energy brings a restful tranquil mind. It allows one to focus on the
 higher self and one's true nature. It fosters independence and
 self-responsibility. It aids communication and psychic awareness. Star
 Sapphire is a good meditation gem; aids astral travel and promote dreams,
 joy and happiness. May be used to purify the aura.

 Chakra: Throat.

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Selenite is a hydrous calcium sulfate, a transparent crystalline form of
 Gypsum that grows as white or colorless tabular or needle-like crystals.
 It is formed as a sedimentary mineral that remains after seas or saline
 waters evaporate. It sometimes occurs with massive gypsum, anhydrite,
 calcite, celestite or other evaporates minerals. It may also be formed at
 fumaroles or hot volcanic springs. Selenite’s silky sheen and pearly
 luster show clearly why it derives its name from the Greek "Selenite" for
 moonstone, and from the ancient Goddess Selene. Moonstone, however, is
 feldspar and is a different mineral.
 Gypsum is used in plaster of Paris, cement and as fertilizer or a pottery
 flux, but Selenite is prized mostly as beautiful mineral specimens for
 collectors and in decor to bring a touch of nature's fascinating crystal
 forms into the home.
 There are many collecting areas for Selenite in the U.S. and around the
 world, particularly Italy, Morocco. And Mexico. The most spectacular
 growth of Selenite crystals ever found is in Mexico's Naica Mountains,
 about fifty miles southeast of Chihuahua City. In 1918, employees of the
 Naica Mining Co. who were searching for lead, zinc, copper and silver or
 gold, discovered a 250' long cave filled with enormous Selenite crystals,
 some as large as a person! Their magical find was named the Cave of Swords
 and has been protected from mining. Then, in April 2000, two brothers
 employed at Naica Mine discovered two new caves, one with a 24' room
 filled with huge specimens of the white crystals and another cave where
 some crystals have grown to be forty feet long and six feet across! The
 new discovery is the "Crystal Cave" and will have a glass observation area
 so visitors may enjoy these wonderful megacrystals, but be protected from
 the high heat and humidity that is the natural home to these unique
 formations.

 Metaphysical Properties Selenite's vibration creates a gentle parting of
 the veils, bringing access to the angelic realm for guidance and to learn
 about one's higher self and the soul's purpose in this incarnation. It may
 also help one to access past lives or potential future events, as one rubs
 the stone's striations for recorded images that may be revealed during
 meditation. Selenite aids in divine expression in daily life. It helps
 with forgiveness, which is necessary for emotional balance. It may be used
 with Rose Quartz for this purpose. In auric healing, Selenite may be used
 as an "auric comb" to remove entities and negative thoughts attached or
 tangled in the aura. The person's aura may be combed from head to foot
 with the Selenite for this. Selenite may also be used along the spine,
 from the base to the back of one's head to help remove blockages and
 restore proper energy flow.
 It is a useful crystal for scrying or gazing, similar to clear quartz.
 It's ability to seem to glow with a pure inner white light helps the mind
 focus to enter a higher consciousness. Associated with the moon, and the
 element water and Pisces.

 Chakras: Crown and Brow.

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These sacred stones from Narmadr River, one of India’s most holy sites,
 are now uncrated on display at the Stonegoddess. Rare because they are
 over 100 pounds. Cone sees the shapes and markings that make this find so
 rare.

Chakras: Root and Sacral

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Smithsonite is a zinc carbonate, a sedimentary mineral that occurs in the
 oxidation zone of sulfur rich lead or zinc or copper deposits. It is often
 associated with hemimorphite, galena, cerrusite, Azurite, malachite and
 several other related minerals. Crystals are rare, but the botryoidal or
 mammillary massive forms of Smithsonite can be quite beautiful and
 intriguing. It is an allochromatic mineral, which takes its various colors
 from trace elements present. The blue-green Smithsonite contains copper,
 the pink or violet has manganese or cobalt, the yellow hue is from cadmium
 and the brown is from iron. The stone is a zinc ore, and the more colorful
 forms are sometimes used for ornament, particularly the copper bearing
 blue-green stone which is sometimes used as a Turquoise imitation. It is
 named for James Smithson, the founder of the Smithsonian Institution.
 It is found in many localities around the world, and several areas produce
 beautiful specimens. The blue-green examples from the Kelly and Magdelena
 mines in Socorro County, New Mexico and those from mines in Inyo County,
 California are some of these. Mexico, Italy, Greece and other sites also
 have fine specimens.

 Metaphysical Properties: Smithsonite has similar spiritual qualities as
 Chrysocolla and Turquoise, but to a lesser degree and a slightly lower
 vibration. It is a stone useful to help complete desired goals, and to
 keep the mind clear and aware and focused on the task at hand. It is a
 stone for stability and security, and is conducive to aiding relationship
 issues to bring more comfort and harmony and balance to a home or work
 place.
 It also helps with Chakra activation and alignment, directing primary
 vital force through the body to enhance physical strength and health. It
 may also help the intuitive to see or hear psychic messages and have a
 clearer understanding of them.
 It may be used as a "substitute" stone in Chakra grids for healing work,
 and may lessen immune disorders. It is associated with the planets Mercury
 and Jupiter, the signs Virgo and Sagittarius and the elements air and
 fire.

 Chakras: Throat and Heart.

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Sodalite is a sodium aluminum silicate found in igneous and plutonic
 rocks. This blue stone is often confused with Lazurite or “Lapis Lazuli”.
 Lapis usually contains pyrite inclusions, while Sodalite does not. Much
 Sodalite is mined in Bahia, Brazil and South Africa for use as decorative
 stone. It is also found in Ontario and British Columbia and in Maine in
 small masses. There is a pink variety called Hackmanite.

 Metaphysical Properties: Sodalite creates inner harmony and helps gently
 open the third eye. It aids in communication and creativity. It polarizes
 the Masculine/Feminine energies of one’s self and works with the endocrine
 system.

 Chakras: Throat and Brow.

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Topaz is an aluminum fluorsilicate that forms in igneous rocks and high
 temperature veins. It is found as crystals with quartz, beryl, albite or
 orthoclase in pegmatites or in alluvial deposits as river worn pebbles.
 The colors of Topaz may be white, pink, blue, yellow, green or red. Most
 natural Topaz is colorless, while pink and a deep golden yellow are highly
 prized. Iron and chrome are the coloring agents. Today, heat-treating
 creates much blue, violet or red topaz.
 Topaz may be easily confused with Aquamarine, Citrine, Diamond, and
 Kunzite, Phenakite and other stones. In the gem trade, a buyer must be
 wary of Citrine being sold as "Madeira Topaz". A warm golden to sherry
 brown "Imperial Topaz" is mined in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The main sources
 of the gem are Brazil, the Ural Mtns. and Sri Lanka. In the U.S., Topaz
 specimens have been found in Conway, N.H., Pikes Peak, Colo., Thomas Mtn.,
 Utah, as well as other areas.
 The name "Topaz" may be from the Greek "Topazes" for the island now known
 as Zebriget, or it may be from the Sanskrit "Tapas" which means fire. In
 the past, the name was used for most yellow gems. In London, a 13-lb.
 Topaz crystal was being used as a doorstop until it was identified and
 placed in the British Museum of Natural History. In 1964, Blue Topazes
 weighing 220 lbs. each were found in the Ukraine!

 Metaphysical Properties: A birthstone for November, particularly Golden
 Topaz. Topaz is useful to develop empathy and compassion; it shows us how
 to love and to open communication from the heart. It may help one be
 adaptable and find humor, and gain spiritual insight after long difficult
 times. Topaz can stimulate the body's energy flow and strengthen the
 nerves.
 A good meditation stone, for self-realization and to use with healing
 affirmations and to visualize the physical body as an acceptable part of
 the spiritual self.
 Yellow Topaz boosts self-confidence and awareness, and ease nervous
 exhaustion. It may be worn to attract wealth or helpful friends. Blue
 Topaz helps with clear communications, and Pink Topaz is a heart stone.
 All are protective and direct energy to manifest one's abilities.

 Chakras: Solar Plexus, Heart, and Throat.

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