I know an ash tree, named Yggdrasil: Sparkling showers are shed on its leaves That drip dew, into the dales below, By Urd’s well it waves evergreen, Stands over that still pool, Near it a bower whence now there come The Fate Maidens, first Urd, Then Verdandi, the second Skuld ,third of the Norns: scorer…

Dzi bead (pronounced Zee) is a bead stone of mysterious origin worn with a necklace and sometimes bracelet. Collectively in almost all Asian cultures, the bead is expected to provide positive spiritual benefit. They are generally prized as protective amulets and sometimes used in traditional Tibetan medicine. Beads subject to this will have small “dig…

The name fluorite comes from the Latin fluere which means “to flow“. This name comes from the fact that fluorite melts easily. Fluorite is the natural crystalline form of calcium fluoride (CaF2). It is a transparent to translucent, glassy mineral. When pure fluorite is crystal clear, however, flourite can show many different colors depending on…

Peacock ore, or Chalcopyrite, pronounced kal-co-pie-right (kal as in “calendar”, “co” as in coat), is a copper iron sulfide mineral that crystallizes in the tetragonal system. The name “Chalcopyrite” is derived from the Greek words chalkos, “copper” and pyrites, “strike fire”. It is normally brass yellow but may have a purplish blue tarnish. The tarnish…

Rose quartz is opaque to translucent macrocrystalline quartz of pink to rose-red color composed of silicon dioxide. It’s index of refraction is 1.54-1.55 and it has a Hexagonal-Rhombohedral; 32 (trigonal-trapezohedral) crystal system. Quartz is the most abundant single mineral on earth. It makes up about 12% of the earth’s crust, occurring in a wide variety…

In February 2002 there was a find of Amethyst like no other. These special magical crystals with a distinctive purple colour have a special name among the local African people, who call it Spirit Quartz. This name is taken from an alcohol based cleaning agent that has a pretty lilac color called Metholated Spirits that…

The Shiva Lingam stone is a sacred stone in the Hindu culture that is in it’s naturally occurring form. They are collected at the banks of the Narmada river once a year. This very rare and powerful stone comes exclusively from the Narmada River in Onkar, Mandhata, one of India’s seven sacred holy sites. It…