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Worry Stones: What They Are, How to Use One, and Which Crystal to Choose

Worry Stones: What They Are, How to Use One, an...

A worry stone is one of the simplest objects you can own. It is a smooth, palm-sized stone, usually flat with a gentle dip in the middle, made to sit...

Worry Stones: What They Are, How to Use One, an...

A worry stone is one of the simplest objects you can own. It is a smooth, palm-sized stone, usually flat with a gentle dip in the middle, made to sit...

October Birthstones: Opal and Tourmaline Meaning, Colors and How to Wear Them

October Birthstones: Opal and Tourmaline Meanin...

If your birthday falls in October, you got something most people don’t: two birthstones. Opal is the traditional choice, a stone that seems to hold a small piece of weather...

October Birthstones: Opal and Tourmaline Meanin...

If your birthday falls in October, you got something most people don’t: two birthstones. Opal is the traditional choice, a stone that seems to hold a small piece of weather...

How to Identify Lemurian Quartz: A Visual Guide

How to Identify Lemurian Quartz: A Visual Guide

Few crystals attract as much curiosity, or as much confusion, as Lemurian quartz. You’ll find it described as ancient, rare, and full of memory, and you’ll also find plain quartz...

How to Identify Lemurian Quartz: A Visual Guide

Few crystals attract as much curiosity, or as much confusion, as Lemurian quartz. You’ll find it described as ancient, rare, and full of memory, and you’ll also find plain quartz...

Where Do Crystals Come From? A Look at Brazil's Gemstones

Where Do Crystals Come From? A Look at Brazil's...

Ask a dozen crystal lovers where their favorite stone comes from and most will say they are not sure. Ask a dealer and you will hear one country over and...

Where Do Crystals Come From? A Look at Brazil's...

Ask a dozen crystal lovers where their favorite stone comes from and most will say they are not sure. Ask a dealer and you will hear one country over and...

Spheres, Eggs, Palm Stones, Flames and Freeforms: Which Crystal Shape Is Right for You?

Spheres, Eggs, Palm Stones, Flames and Freeform...

Walk into any crystal shop and you will see the same stone in several different forms. Amethyst as a sphere, amethyst as an egg, amethyst as a flame, amethyst as...

Spheres, Eggs, Palm Stones, Flames and Freeform...

Walk into any crystal shop and you will see the same stone in several different forms. Amethyst as a sphere, amethyst as an egg, amethyst as a flame, amethyst as...

The Questions to Ask Before You Buy Any Crystal

The Questions to Ask Before You Buy Any Crystal

The crystal market has a trust problem, and most collectors already sense it even if they can't name it exactly. Dyed howlite sold as turquoise, glass sold as quartz, mass-produced...

The Questions to Ask Before You Buy Any Crystal

The crystal market has a trust problem, and most collectors already sense it even if they can't name it exactly. Dyed howlite sold as turquoise, glass sold as quartz, mass-produced...