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Stone Dictionary: Browse by Stone
Stone Name Properties and Uses

Agate
 
Fosters love, wealth, good luck and anything your heart desires. Agate is a general healer.

Amazonite
 
Promotes truth, self-esteem and clarity of communication. I ain't lyin'.

Amber
 
Brings unconditional love, purification and wisdom. Sacred stone of both the Native Americans and Eastern Indians.

Amethyst
 
The "Spiritualizer". Unlocks spiritual and mystic wisdom. Amethyst is calming and helps you fall asleep, in addition to being especially healing. In addition to purple, it's also seen in green.

Aquamarine
 
Aquamarine is the stone of courage. It enhances ones tolerance and communication. This stone is said to be attuned to the sea.

Aventurine
 
Enhances general prosperity and success in carrer, creativity and self-reliance. Aventurine is thought of as especially healing.

Blue Topaz
 
Blue topaz is a stone of leadership, and it brings this quality to anyone who holds or wears it. It enhances physic knowledge and spiritual growth.

Calcite
 
Deepens intellect, memory and wisdom. Calcite is a teacher of humanity, helping build awareness and appreciation of the creative forces of nature.

Carnelian
 
Encourages individuality, happiness, creativity, self-esteem and emotional warmth. Carnelian awakens one's inherent talents. It protects against envy, fear and rage.

Chalcedony
 
Balances the energy of the body, mind, emotions, and spirit. The Native Americans considered it a sacred stone.

Chrysoprase
 
Enhances communication, balance, adaptability, higher consciousness and choice making.

Citrine
 
Encourages prosperity, creativity, generosity, pleasure, and digestion (I've tested this one). Citrine also helps one enjoy life and experience spiritual growth.

Coral
 
Coral is an organic stone, therefore it helps us to reconnect with nature. It quiets emotions and brings peace within oneself. It also brings about creativity and optimism. In addition to red, it is also seen in pink and white.

Garnet
 
Enhances romantic love, passion, sensuality, sexuality, intimacy and inspiration. Garnet is the "stone of health", and takes negative energy from the body.

Glass
 
Glass aids in completing your duties. It instills leadership qualities, stability and progress. Glass represents the energies of transformation, rebirth, focus and communication. Comes in a wide variety of colors.

Jade
 
Jade is a stone of the heart, both physically and emotionally. Jade helps in health heart-related illness and it also enhances love and encourages fidelity. It is said to make dreams come true and encourage long life. Jade is also great for the skin. In addition to the traditional green, jade is also seen in pink, yellow, and honey colors.

Jasper
 
Enhances relaxation, compassion, nurturing, serenity, gentle endings and organization.

Labradorite
 
Labradorite is the stone of transformation. Particularly, it transforms intuition into intellectual thought. It provides insight and clarity into your destiny and it aids in reducing anxiety.

Lapis Lazuli
 
Promotes openness, inner power, love, and intuition. This stone understands the mystery of the universe. Legend has it that King Solomon was assisted by an angel who gave him a ring of lapis to help him build the temple.

Lemon Quartz
 
Lemon quartz protects one from evil thoughts, those regarding both oneself or another. It helps to ease the pain of depression.

Moonstone
 
Helps one to get in touch with their feelings as well as encouraging new beginnings and safe travel. Moonstone is a talisman of good fortune. This stone brings calmness coupled with awareness. Especially good for women, and for the skin and hair.

Mother of Pearl
 
Mother of pearl is said to purify environments. It protects from negative influence and transform negative energy. The mother of pearl said to be a highly protective stone, especially concerning the protection of children.

Onyx
 
Onyx is closely associated with physical energy. It assists with challenges in life, especially when these challenges are a result of being exhausted. It aids in holding onto ones personal energy and also helps in warding off unwanted energies.It increases vigor, contentment and virtue.

Pearl
 
Pearl is the stone of sincerity. It supports innocence,purity, and integrity. Pearls are calming and centering, and help to attune one to the flow of life.

Peridot
 
Peridot is a stone of compassion. It has a friendly energy and enhances healing in harmony in ones personal relationships. It brings about renewal, growth, stress reduction and health.

Peruvian Opal
 
Blue Peruvian Opal is the stone of courage and ingenuity. It promotes self-esteem and self-love which in turn helps to reduce stress and fatigue. It also brings out creativity!

Prehnite
 
Prehnite is protective stone in all aspects of ones life. It aids in communication of the spirit through meditation or visualization.

Quartz
 
Quartz is a very powerful stone. It harmonizes and balances. It purifies the spiritual, mental and physical. Quartz facilitates wisdom, clarity of thought, awakening and transformation.

Rose Quartz
 
Enhances all forms of love and encourages tolerance and forgiveness. Rose quartz also opens our hearts and teaches us to be tender, peaceful and gentle.

Ruby
 
The ruby is the stone of nobility. It encourages one to follow bliss. It will lighten the darkness in your life. The ruby is closely associated with romantic love and it brings integrity, devotion and happiness. It promotes healing on all levels.

Smoky Quartz
 
Promotes stability, practicality, calmness, positive thoughts and realistic, grounded spirituality.

Tiger's Eye
 
Tiger’s eye is a stone of protection. It enhances integrity, willpower and practicality. Promotes personal empowerment, integrity and clear thinking.

Topaz
 
Topaz, like the quartz, is a very powerful stone. It is the stone of true love and success. It combats arrogance and brings out ones generosity. Topaz balances energy and brings spiritual love and peace.

Turquoise
 
Inspires empathy, honest communication, love, friendship, positive thinking, mediation and emotional sensitivity. Turquoise is a great general healer. In addition to blue, turqouise is also seen in green.
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