July Stone of the Month

Purple Crazy Lace Agate

Purple Crazy Lace Agate is actually color enhanced Mexican Crazy Lace Agate and is normally white and opaque with swirling patterns. To emphasize these beautiful patterns the purple color has been added. Color enhancing is common amongst agates to make them fashionably relevant. Although the colors are enhanced the healing properties still remain. Lace Agates are said to keep the wearer well-balanced while helping to banish fear. 

June Stone of the Month

African Turquoise

African Turquoise is mined in Africa and is actually a type of spotted teal jasper rather than turquoise. Its matrix structure and shade is similar to that of turquoise, and is a light bluish-green. Some spiritualists believe that African turquoise will attract money to the wearer.

May Stone of the Month

Amazonite

Amazonite can be found in Colorado, Kenya, Madagascar, Namibia, and Russia. Labeled as a potassium feldspar, the chemical make up of Amazonite is potassium aluminum silicate (KAISi308). Oddly, Amazonite is said to be named after the Amazon River in Brazil, where the stone is nonexistent.
 
Amazonite is a calming gemstone that is said to relax the nerves and boost creativity. Also, Amazonite is believed to make your married life happier, perhaps its most popular metaphysical property.

April Stone of the Month

Peruvian Pink Opal

Minerals from Peru have amazing healing energy and Peruvian pink opal is no exception. Pink opal has a deep heart healing energy that helps to balance and revitalize your heart chakra. It helps to pick you up, feeding you from the inside out. The colors of this beautiful material range from light to vivid pink. Incas reportedly cherished this relatively rare stone from the Andes Mountains in Peru. It frequently contains black dendrites (fernlike inclusions).

March Stone of the Month

Tiger Eye

Tiger eye can be found in U.S.A., Canada, Brazil, Burma, China, India, and Namibia. As a chatoyant (optically reflective) member of the quartz group of chalcedonies, Tiger Eye is primarily made up of silicon dioxide (Si02) Tiger eye is yellow and brown colored with an extremely glossy luster.

February Stone of the Month

Rhyolite

An igneous stone formed when molten rock cools too fast for crystals to form. Rhyolite has the same chemical make up as granite, with high levels of silica. Because of its green and brown colors rhyolite has earned the popular nickname “Rainforest Jasper.” Rhyolite can be found in Australia and Madagascar.

January Stone of the Month

Canadian Jade

Jade is the official gemstone of British Columbia, Canada where much of nephrite jade is mined.  Usually green in color, nephrite jade is made up of minerals rich in calcium and magnesium.  The Mohs Scale harness of nephrite is 6-6.5.

This type of jade is often referred to as:  Aotea, Axe-stone, B.C. Jade, Beilstein, British Columbian Jade, Canadian Jade, Grave Jade, Kidney Stone, Lapis Nephriticus, Nephrit, Nephrita, Nephrite (of Werner), New Zealand Greenstone, New Zealand Jade, Siberian Jade, Spinach Jade, Talcum Nephriticus, and Tomb Jade.

December Stone of the Month

Black Onyx

The name onyx originates from the Greek word onyx for fingernail or hoof.  Onyx is purported to help eliminate apathy, stress, negative thinking, and sharpens the wits of the wearer.  Nearly all black onyx on the market is rendered a uniform, permanent black color with a treatment by sugar and acid (and/or heat).  This process has been used on the gemstone for thousands of years and is water safe.  Black onyx is found worldwide but most commonly is from Brazil, India and Madagascar.

November Stone of the Month

Bronzite

Found mainly in Montana, Bronzite is a chemically weathered hypersthene (part of the pyroxene group).  The course constructs an original, opague stone with a submetallic luster.  Weathering on the hypersthene occurs due to moisture and temperature conditions within the igneous rock, metamorphic rock or meteorite where the stone is found.  Bronzite often contains inclusions of highly reflective minerals, such as hematite and goethite, which give it a beautiful bronzelike effect when polished (hence its name).  Bronzite is believefd to facilitate a feeling of certainty when goal-setting and helps individuals take control of their actions and decisions.  It is said to promote "correct" or "principled" behavior and help dispel restlessness.