Agate stone comes in many forms and is considered a power stone; excellent for those that deal with numbers as they help you be more precise by stimulating your analytical capabilities. Agate stone’s are very good for all aspects of money including acquiring it, keeping it by protecting it, and your generosity in sharing it. They bring balance and harmony to your life by allowing you to accept the things you can not change and giving you the courage to change the things you can. It is also a good stone to help you show forgiveness to those that have done you wrong and can help you release stress and tension so it can be converted to positive energy.

Agate stone comes in a HUGE range of colors and designs; from most every country in the world. They are one of the least expensive healing gemstones because they are one of the most common types of crystals on earth. While all agates have basic meanings in common, most types of agate also have powers and healing properties that are unique to the individual agate stone type.

Individual Agate Stone Healing Properties

Moss Agate:

Known for it’s ability to help you connect with the natural world. Considered to be the most powerful of all the agates and was used in the breast plates of warriors to ensure the warriors abilities as a fighter and to ensure his success.

As a healing gemstone, Moss Agate known for helping to balance blood sugar, help control eating disorders and cleansing the lymph nodes. Helps to increase energy in cases where exhaustion is a problem. It is often used to help speed up recovery after childbirth or any long illness.

Traditionally worn by gardeners to increase crop size. When used in jewelry, it attracts friends and riches to the owner.

Picture Agate:

The perfect healing stone to use during meditation because it helps to balance both sides of the brain allowing better communication with your highest power. Activates and purifies the pinneal and pituitary glands to awaken and energize natural abilities.

Mexican Lace Agate:

Useful for person suffering from depression as it lifts the mood and allows positive thoughts to reign.

Pink Lace Agate:

The perfect healing agate stone for persons that tend to be grumpy because it increases ones ability to accept and emit friendliness and happiness.

White Lace Agate:

The metaphysical properties of this healing agate stone helps align your mind and heart with the energies of your highest power. Useful in connecting to your Spirit Guide or in improving communication between you and your guide.

Botswana Agate:

Also known as an Eye Agate because it’s unusual banding tends to form eye shapes. An especially good healing stone for women during their child bearing years as it has been said to increase fertility and is known for increasing sensuality and passion in the person that carries it.

Helps ward off the evil eye curse when carried regularly. Helps to overcome shyness and loneliness. Can bring the comfort of a nice warm blanket on a cold winter night when emotions are raw and in need of a little tender loving care.

Crazy Lace Agate:

A good healing agate stone for those dealing with loss as it helps relieve emotional pain. It clears energy blockages in the major organs and chakras allowing love and laughter back into your life.

Flame Agate:

Like treats like and historically Flame Agate has been used to help relieve the pain during treatment of burns. Helps to stimulate your awareness of the world and universe around you.

Tree Agate:

Commonly called Tree Agate, this form of agate is actually called Dendritic Agate because of the dendrite branches that form within the stone. Also known as the Stone of Plentitude for it draws abundance into your life, but be patient. Tree Agate works slowly but surely to complete its tasks.

Place a Tree Agate in your houseplants to encourage their growth. This has the added benefit of keeping the stone within your home which helps to provide a peaceful living space for those you love. Meditate with the stone to improve your connection to the energy flows of the earth. Useful for any healing that deals with blood vessels, nerves or the skeletal system.

Main Chakra: Heart

Vibrates to the number 1

Astrological Sign of Virgo – Elemental

Birthstone: June

AGATE STONE TECHNICAL DETAILS

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Amethyst Crystal formations can be found in many places around the world. The quality and number of additional minerals that may be found mixed with it vary from place to place. The more common places to find Amethyst crystals are: Africa, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Russia and The United States. Due to the various minerals found in each area, each mine produces a slightly different form of the stone.

Amethyst Crystal formations are part of the quartz family of crystals. Quartz is the most abundant mineral formation on the planet. Used since ancient times, Amethyst crystal has been found in the tombs and burial crypts of early ancient Egyptian Kings and Pharoahs. They were also found in tombs as far back as the Babylonian era, giving us a long and colorful history wrapped around this stone of Royalty.

Amethysts are inexpensive gemstones and can brighten the atmosphere in any room they are in. They come in many shapes and sizes, with prices that can fit most any budget. Individual tumbled stones can be purchased for less than $2 each. Faceted or cabachon stones run a little more, but even a high quality facted stones can be purchased for less than $30. The word amethyst comes from the Ancient Greek a- (“not”) and methustos (“intoxicated”) and one of the many abilities Amethyst Crystal formations are believed to have is to prevent intoxication. In fact, the greeks and Romans carved goblets from it, from which they drank their wine in order to avoid drunkeness.

The word amethyst comes from the Ancient Greek a- (“not”) and methustos (“intoxicated”) and one of the many abilities Amethyst Crystal is believed to have is to prevent intoxication. In fact, the greeks and Romans carved goblets from it, from which they drank their wine in order to avoid drunkeness.

Amethyst Crystal is one of the more important gemstones in crystal healing and magick. Plus they are a favored stone for use in jewelry, perhaps due to the way it makes people feel when they wear it.

For Chakra, color, planetary and technical data on Amethyst crystal, please see below.

For Metaphysical, magical and healing properties, please visit our Amethyst crystal additional data page.

Chakra: Crown

Colors: All shades of purple, violet and mauve

Astrological Sign(s):Pisces, Aquarius, Sagittarius

Element: Water

Planet: Jupiter

Vibratory #: 3

AMETHYST CRYSTAL TECHNICAL DETAILS

Chemical Composition and Name – Silica (silicon dioxide, SiO2)

Hardness – 7

Specific Gravity – 2.65 constant

Refractive Index (R.I.) – nw = 1.543-1.553 ne = 1.552-1.554

Bi-refringence – +0.009

Optic Sign – Positive

Optical Character – Uniaxial

The best sources for the most brilliant colors of apatite crystals include Brazil, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Norway, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the United States. These wonderous beautiful Apatite gemstones comes in a wide range of colors ranging from neon and other shades of blue, colorless, purple, violet, pink, green, yellow and red.

Like most other minerals, the color depends on the additional minerals in the area where the apatite gemstone grows. The most in demand color is the rich purple found in Maine at Mount Apatite. From Brazil we find the 2nd most sought after color which is a brilliant blue color. Recently a neon blue-green variety has been minded in Madagascar that is quickly gaining in popularity.

The name apatite comes from the Greek word for deceive or cheat, which is apatao. Throughout history it has been called the deceitful or cheating stone because it is so easy to confuse it with other types of gemstones. While this is especially true in the cut stones used in jewelry, it is also true when it is in the raw crystal state as it is often mistaken for beryl and tourmaline.

It has often been said, before you can change something, you must accept it as it is. This is very true for most people where excess weight is an issue. We become less than happy with ourselves and take on a negative view of our life and body. Apatite gemstone is multi-talented, helping us attune to our inner selves and accept the healing, communication, balancing and teaching it has to offer. This allows you to become comfortable with who you are now so you can make changes to create the person you want to be. An Apatite gemstone is also thought to help with appetite suppression.

The perfect gemstone for use on any of the chakras since it can both stimulate under activity and calm over activity while clearing congestion. Apatite gemstone helps in the development of psychic abilities and helps you attune your mind, body and soul to the spiritual forces that run throughout the universe.

Apatite gemsotnes helps bones to heal faster and stronger. It helps your body absorb calcium from the foods you eat, which helps to keep bones and teeth strong. To help ease the pain of arthritis, wrap the affected joint in an elastic bandage allowing it to hold one or more apatite crystals against the affected joint. This can help heal the pain and heal the joint faster.

To help lower high blood pressure, wear an apatite crystal so it hangs near the heart. Wearing one on a chain is fine or if all else fails, pin a stone to the inside of your shirt. Simply slip it inside a cotton bag and use a saftey pin to attach it.

An apatite gemstone is a great gift for anyone in the healthcare industry. It is often hard for healthcare workers to find the right words to say to their patients and these crystals are known for helping you find the life lesson meant to be learned from the situation and to express it to the patient in a way that helps them the most in their time of need.

Continue below for the Chakra, Astrological, Planetary and Elemental Properties.

For the metaphysical, magical and healing properties visit our Apatite Gemstone Part 2 page.

Chakra: Solar Plexus

Vibrates to the number 9

Astrological Sign: Gemini

Planetary Sign: Mercury

Element: Water

APATITE GEMSTONE TECHNICAL DETAILS

Chemical Composition and Name – calcium phosphateHardness – 5Specific Gravity – 3.17-3.23Refractive Index (R.I.) – 1.632-1.646Cleavage: Poor, imperfectFracture: Conchoidal, brittleDispersion: Medium (.013-.016)Heat sensitivity: HighBirefringence (double refraction): Weak (.002-.004)Crystal structure: HexagonalColors: blue, green, yellow, pink, violet, colorless