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Stone, Mineral Meanings Dictionary List
Stones, Minerals
connections in energy to earth and man in body to spirit. They hold the energies
of places together, align and tune.
Gems and Jewels
Are a reflection of spirit, divine light, representing truths, wisdoms, wealth, abundance, brilliance and inner
treasures. Most of these stones also have healing, protective, grounding and magical qualities and are often used in
crafts or cared for and kept for their 'personalities' and the way these energies align with a human being. The very stones
themselves can have affects on us mind, body and spirit.
The searching of/for jewels can represent the spiritual quest
Dream Stones
I haven't found any cross references for these yet but I'll give them my best
guestimate when I come back to them.
Animate Stone
Stones and boulders that move of their own accord.
Glowing Stone
Stones that are shining or glowing.
Singing Stone
Stones that have a musical tone, sing or talk.
Shapeshifter Stone
Stones that change into something else.
Stones to Dream by
Some ideal stones for keeping at ones bedside for nightmares, though I wouldn't
necessarily say all at once.
Rose Quartz, Hematite, Moss Agate, Amethyst, Obsidian, Jade
Meanings in Stone
Almost all stones will have some healing, balancing, grounding, cleansing
and toning quality with different properties of enhancing, tuning or strengthening different properties of mind, body and
spirit.
Agate
Different agate's have different qualities but generally they enhance the qualities of other
stones affect and mean balance, protection and connection.
Amber
Mineraloids. Fossilized tree sap. Yellow to orange and often found with insects inside. Emotional
calming, harmony and healing. Confidence and clarity.
Amethyst
Quartz. Shades ranging in purple with a clear base. Yellow to orange is citrine. Dreaming,
spiritual tuning, soothing. Ending addictions.
Aquamarine
Silicates. Blue variety of beryl. Blue to bluegreen (aqua). Calming, soothing, strength
and control. Relieves fears, orienting and clarifying.
Azurite
Carbonate, minor ore of copper, cousin to malachite. It is a deep blue (azure).
Receptive,
metamorphis, inspiration. Mental clarity and tuning.
Beryl
Silicates. Varies in color. The green beryl is emerald and the blue is aquamarine. Energizing,
stress release. Mental balance, clarity and focus.
Calcite
Carbonate. Limestone. Color varies and meanings will vary with the colors. Release of the old
for the new. Centering, balance, grounding, protection.
Clay
Earth connection, healing, prayer.
Copper
Elements. Gold to green, metallic. Arthritis relief, physical healing and well being.
Diamond
Elements. Carbon. Varies in color. Diamonds are the hardest substance found in nature. Esteem,
assertion, clarity.
Emerald
Silicates. Green variety of beryl. Physical healing and well being. Harmony and expression.
Flourite
Calcium floride. Halides. Varies in color. Brings order from chaos. Manifesting dreams into
reality. Balance, healing and well being.
Garnet
Silicates. Varies in types and colors. Emotional and sexual. Creativity and cleansing.
Geode
Geode's have an outer shell, once cut in half they reveal an assortment of crystals within of
various colors and types.
Gold
Elements. Golden to yellow. Mountain gold contains green.
Hematite
Iron Oxide. Ore of iron. Steel to silver gray to black, metallic. Mental. Grounding, balance,
meditation. Relieves headaches, high blood pressure and insomnia.
Iron/Nickle
Elements. Steel gray or black.
Jade
Variety of jadeite and nephrite. Color varies. Emotion, expression. Healing, well being, balance, protection, dreams.
Jasper
Productive energy, clearing blockages.
Lapis Lazuli/Lazurite
Silicates. Blue to violet to greenish. Knowledge, awareness, harmonizing, introspection.
Malachite
Carbonate. Banded light and dark green. Relieves distress, clears emotional blockage. Physical healing.
Moonstone
Intuition, reception, stability. Moon connection. Emotion and Mental.
Obsidian
Mineraloids. Mostly silicon dioxide. Belonging to the lava flows when they have contacted water and made this type of
glass. Color varies and is most popularly depicted in the arrow head.
Grounding, balance, stability, objectivity.
Apache Tears
are naturally smoothed and rounded obsidian, representing the tears of the people during the long walks and trails of
tears.
Onyx
Grief. Ending addictions.
Opal
Mineraliods. Color varies. Emotion, creativity, balance.
Pearl
Color varies. Pearls are made by clams when a single grain of grit gets into their shell. Pearl is also the form of rainbow
colors lining most shells such as the abalone shell. Faith, wisdom, clarity, integrity, cleansing.
Peridot
Variety of ovaline. Shades of green. Sometimes mistaken as emeralds. Regeneration, cleansing old for new.
Petrified Wood
Is produced when a tree has died and mineral deposits have settled into the wood and preserved its original form. Earth
connection, meditation.
Crystal
Quartz. Clear. In the quartz family is also smoky, milky and rose quartz, citrine and amethyst. Amplification,
reception.
River Stone
Healing, balance, well being, centering, cleansing. Change. Washed over and shaped by the waters.
Rose Quartz
Healing emotional wounds, gentleness, love.
Ruby
Red variety of corundum. Confidence, vitality, sexual energy. Emotional amplification.
Sand Stone and Pipe Stone
Peace, wisdom, truth.
Sapphire
Variety of Corundum. Color varies but is most popularly blue. Cleansing and enrichment.
Serpentine
Silicates. Olive green, yellow, golden, brown, black.
Shell
Largely a resource of calcium. Intuition, sensitivity, imagination. Promotes growth.
Silver
Elements. White with exposed specimens tarnishing black, metallic.
Sodalite
Silicates. Blue, white, gray, green. Creativity, reasoning. Physical healing, immune system. Cleansing.
Tiger Eye
Self discipline. Perception. Balance of masculine and feminine. Confidence and practicality.
Turquoise
Phosphates. Greenish blue to sky blue. Balance of masculine and feminine. Cleansing, healing, protection. Absorbs negativity.
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