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Nephrite jade is one of two different mineral species called jade. The other, jadeite which is much rarer may contain a wider variety of hues. Nephrite jade is mainly composed of grays and greens and occasionally yellows, whites and browns. Nephrite also has a number of other synonyms and varieties that often refer to the location it comes from including: BC jade, Canadian jade, Lushan jade, beilstein, kidney stone, lapis nephriticus, nephrit and spinach jade.

Jade is a stone with a long history. Ancient Chinese symbolized it with courage, wisdom, justice and mercy. The soothing green colour of jade makes it a wonderful healing stone, which increases fertility and longevity. It is an emotional balancer that gives the feeling of peace, steadiness and nurturing.

Amazonite encourages trusting behavior, stimulates both sides of the brain and enhances both intuitive perceptions and reasoning.

Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz crystal composed of silicon dioxide with traces of iron. Helpful in ridding nightmares. Just hold the Amethyst crystal on the forehead for a minute and ask it to guide you through a peaceful sleep, then place it under your pillow. Also helpful to calm an overworked and overstressed mind.

Angel Aura is said to be an excellent Aura Cleanser and acts to stimulate and clear all of the Chakra Energy Centers. It is said to assist one in communing with Angels, facilitating conscious contact with angels, spirit guides and inner realm teachers.

This angelite from Peru is a form of anhydrate that is blue. It is not a common mineral as it easily alters to the much more common mineral gypsum from the addition of water to its chemical structure. (This is fair warning not to put these stones in water and perhaps even to store them with silica gel) The name anhydrite literally translates to without water (Ari Hydra). As a healing stone, its name suggests it brings a connection to the higher realms, facilitating angelic communication. It is a very soothing, peaceful, and uplifting stone, quite helpful during times of transition.

Apache tears are a type of obsidian, which is a natural glass, formed as a result of lava that cooled quickly. The tears are thought to represent tears of grief shed by Native American Indians after the death of their sons and husbands from invading troups. It is said to ease and release pain, sadness and anger.

Aragonite is a stabilizing stone that centers and grounds physical energies. It eases adaptation to different situations and people.

Atlantisite, also called tasmanite, is a combination of green serpentine and stichtite. As a healing stone, it promotes a more relaxed attitude to life, balancing mood swings and promoting inner peace. It can encourage us to solve any conflict in a much more peaceful way. Atlantisite is considered to bring the healing energies and access to past lives of Atlantis and Lemuria.

Auralite-23 crystal is a new crystal for Code Clearing, DNA Healing and Cellular Activation. It is the Stone of Awakening on every level. The metaphysical properties of natural crystal combinations like the Super 7, are taken to another level with this new find from Northern Canada. This stone has powerful synergy of energies, it is strong emotional healer, ‘Soul Healer’.

Black moonstone is from the feldspar family of minerals. It is black with glimpses of white. Tiny albite crystals within the stone provide a shimmering glow known as adularescence.

In healing circles, black moonstone is known for its feminine energies. It is said to enhance intuition and inner knowing.

Obsidian is quickly cooled volcanic lava. It is a natural glass.

As a healing stone it is used for protection and has grounding properties. It reduces fantasies and helps clear subconscious blocks. It absorbs and disperses negativity and is a powerful healer for those attuned to it.

Black is one of the many colours of tourmaline. However, since it is pleochroic, it might be green when viewed along a different axis. This crystal is also piezoelectric which means that through mechanical action an electric pulse is formed, similar to quartz.

As a healing stone, black tourmaline is said to protect against cell phones and radiation. It grounds energy, clears negative thoughts and increases physical vitality. It is said to strengthen the immune system, treat arthritis and provide pain relief.

The Blue Aura Quartz is said to be very stimulating for the throat chakra, activating the third eye, bringing concentration and clarity of mind. It helps to develop clairvoyance and clairaudience.

Blue goldstone is manmade glass coloured blue by cobalt with silvery flecks suspended in it. The invention of the original goldstone occurred by accident in seventeenth-century Venice by the Miotti family using copper rather than cobalt. The glass is made in a reducing furnace with cobalt added, it then crystallizes. As a healing stone, it is the stone of learning and communication and has a gently uplifting quality. The metaphysical properties of cobalt are said to cloak and transform a traveler. It is a powerful, radiant and psychically active element.

BLUE LACE - inspirational stone used to promote inner attunement. Relieves stress and reduces high blood pressure. Encourages clear communication and is excellent to use when public speaking. Prevents healers from becoming exhausted 

Blue tiger eye, also known as hawk’s eye is a gemstone closely related to the well known gold tiger eye. In the gold variety, crocidolite is replaced by quartz while its fibrous structure is preserved. In this blue variety, the transformation is only partial, leaving the blue colour to remain. The shimmering eye-like nature, called chatoyancy, is caused by these newly created fibers.

As a healing stone, blue tigers eye is calming and cooling, it helps relieve stress. Use it to resolve restricting and negative thought patterns.

The extra fine banding found in this agate was created by lava that flowed in waves across the landscape, depositing layer upon layer of silica / quartz rather than coming from mountainous volcanos. The volcanic activity that produced these stones in the Botswana region of Africa dates back nearly 187 million years. Some collectors consider these stones royalty among the agate family.

As a healing stone it is often known as the change stone because it is said to aid life transitions by helping one to handle them with ease and grace. Carry this agate in a pocket to cope with daily changes and grief by focusing on the positive.

BRONZITE - is said to promote loving equitability and unprejudiced discernment within the user. Provides stimulus for decisiveness of that which has not been resolved in one’s life. Helps achieve the state of certainty without willfulness.

CACOXENITE - known as a Stone of Ascension, is believed to raise the spiritual awareness of the human race and to provide a loving and ethereal connection between all of the universe. It encourages a conscious awareness of the significance in random events to guide us on the right path, and in sensing the essence of the Creator in the beauty of nature and the kindness of people.

Caribbean Calcite is said to be a stone of spiritual awakening, transformation, and emotional understanding. An ideal stone to use in meditation, Caribbean Calcite helps us access our inner vision and connect to our higher selves, to gain a sense of purpose, a true sense of self, and begin a journey of ultimate self-discovery.

This stone can aid in enhancing our psychic abilities and clairvoyant gifts. Caribbean Calcite helps us to access our intuition as we gain insight, knowledge, and inspiration. It is a helpful stone during times of new beginnings and personal growth.

A calming stone, Caribbean Calcite encourages us to live in the present moment. It offers Relief from stress and anxiety and promotes restful sleep and lucid dreaming.

Carnelian, the red or orange variety of chalcedony AKA agate, contains various iron compounds. As a healing stone, it is a known for motivation and has been called the self-esteem stone. It assists in focusing on the present, stimulates appetite, physical energy, emotions, passion, and concentration.

Found in Madagascar, celestite it is composed of strontium sulfate. The sky blue or celestial colour of this crystal makes it very popular among collectors.As a healing stone, celestite is great for promoting communication skills and clarity of mind. It is also excellent for use in dream recall and astral travel.

Chevron prasiolite is a combination of green amethyst and white quartz that is often found in a V shape, or zig-zag motif.

Green amethyst is produced when heat is applied to amethyst containing iron compounds with specific properties. Most amethyst turns yellow, orange or brown when heated, but this type turns green instead. Since amethyst by definition is a purple form of quartz, green amethyst is sometimes called green quartz and could also be referred to as prasiolite. The common practice of heat-treating stone does not compromise the value of the resulting colored natural gemstone.

The healing properties of this gemstone are said to be amplification of energies (positive or negative) and inspiration to be original and unique.

The colours of chrysocolla are blue, green and turquoise, it often has inclusions that consist of browns and yellows. The colours in this stone are reminiscent of looking down at the earth from space. As a healing stone it is gentle, soothing and alleviates tension. Excellent for the heart centre to allow flexibility, self-forgiveness, peace and patience. Also for the throat centre, to express feelings and verbal/artistic creativity. Helpful for female disorders.

CITRINE, a form of quartz, shows a range of translucent colors from sunny yellow to brown. This citrine is heat treated amethyst.

As a healing stone, it is a powerful healing quartz. Good for solar plexus; mental and emotional clarity, problem solving, memory, willpower, optimism, joy, confidence, and self-discipline. Reduces anxiety, fear, depression, stomach tension, food disorders, and allergies. Enhances body’s healing system and tissue regeneration. Attracts abundance and the ability to manifest.

QUARTZ is a member of the largest family of stones, the silica group, it is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth’s continental crust. Since antiquity, it has been used to make jewellery and carvings.

As a healing stone, it is known as the master stone, once thought to be solidified light. Special characteristics of storing (programming), amplifying and transmitting thoughts and energy. It is said to activate the pineal and pituitary glands. Quartz is excellent for meditation and accessing the higher self and guides.

Information gathered from shell whisperers claim that Money Cowrie shells bring money abundance and support and abundance of pure heart energies. They were the original form of money used by our long ago ancestors.

These tumbled crackle quartz stones from Brazil have been polished and dyed a variety of bright colours to enhance the natural beauty of the stone. This stone mix is great to use on its own, or with our range of displays, especially jewellery cages.

Crazy Lace Agate is a variety of banded chalcedony, a mineral of the quartz family. It is predominantly white, with layers of creamy browns, blacks and grays. Some may include layers of yellow ochre, gold, scarlet and red. As a healing stone it is considered the laughter stone that brings support and optimism.

This green and red jasper is from South Africa. It is often confused with Dragons Blood Jasper or Septarian which is commonly known as Dragons Egg. As a healing stone, it is a strengthener of the physical and etheric bodies particularly when illness or other negative conditions have brought one’s vitality down. Its influence assists the body in the spiritual purification of the blood, and of the cells. It is a wellspring of prana, and it can consistently help one find one’s inner ‘reset’ so that the body and energy fields regain their resonance with a pattern of health, stability and emotional wellbeing.

The Dumortierite's flowing energy is said to assure a balance of energy as your life unfolds and flows. To keep your life moving forward towards your goals use the water elements energy.

Emerald is a green beryl. While pure beryl is colourless, emerald is coloured by chromium and also vanadium. The stone can be transparent to opaque.

It is considered the stone of successful love as it stimulates the heart and clears and heals the emotional body. It also enhances memory and stimulates abundance by releasing feelings of unworthiness.

These ammonites are sliced in half to show each individual chamber. Ammonite, which means coiled horn, was an air breathing invertebrate. It looked like an ancestor of the squid except its body was protected by a coiled, chambered shell. Ammonites flourished throughout the Mesozoic Era - about 250 million years ago. Considered to be a protective stone that provides stability and structure.

No two pieces are alike. Each one will slightly vary in size, shape and colour.

The name orthoceras refers to the long, straight conical shell. Orthoceras fossils are common, with global distribution in any marine rock, especially limestone. They are widespread in North America and also found in Morocco. These are the most common of the cephalopods which lived between 200 to 450 million years ago. Living cephalopods include the squid, octopus and Nautilus. The Nautilus is the most similar to the orthoceras because of its fully developed shell. What's interesting about this mollusk is that its feet grew out of its head! Each time its body became too big for the shell, a dividing wall, called a septa, grew to separate the old living chamber from the new one, this is what creates the fascinating lines we see in the shell fossils today! Orthoceras were able to propel themselves backward by releasing water from a tube that ran along its body, called a siphuncle, this tube also helped to create buoyancy when empty. All living relatives of these creatures are predators, so it can be assumed that the orthoceras dined on trilobytes! This makes an excellent starter piece or addition to any fossil collection.

No two pieces are alike. Each one will slightly vary in size, shape and colour.

Approx. 4 - 5 cm pieces