Always drawn to warm tones, this stone is one of my favorites. Thought to be named for the red-orange Kornel cherry, its deep orange-red tones are warm enough to stand up against gold or to contrast cooler tones of silver and white gold. This stone will stoke your Root, Sacral and Solar Plexus Chakras, as […]
Tigereye is in the chalcedony family and occurs when quartz forms over crocidolite, a material of piled fibers, and when sliced, give us the beautifully banded effect so attractive to the human eye, those deep brown bands cut with shimmering blond bands, known as chatoyance, familiarly attributed to Tigereye. Huge deposits are found in South
I am not gonna lie to ya. Purple has never been my favorite color. But it has grown on me. Mainly because of my work with gemstones and yoga. Purple is the supreme color in both arenas. Purple, or violet, if you want to follow the Roy G. Biv ladder, is the color of the
This stone pays tribute to the mighty river near where many Amazonite resources are found in Brazil, though you actually won’t find it along its shores. Still, one can easily envision the Amazon and its natural blues, greens, tans and creams of its water and riverbed. It’s also found in India, Australia, Madagascar, Namibia and
Prized in ancient times by both Romans and Egyptians and referred to as “saphirus” because of its rich blue tones that are reminiscent of the semi-precious gemstone sapphire, Lapis Lazuli has been of particular interest to royalty from all corners of the globe, from kings and czars, to emperors and pharaohs, as it is thought
