A ~ Adamite ~ Blue, blue-green & yellow-green. Uses - Brings gifts of heart & mind together for balance, inner strength & steering steadily through life. Creativity, entrepreneurial thinking & new directions for business/personal growth. ~ Adamite ~  Green ~ Uses - Aids the lungs, heart, thymus & endocrine glands. ~ Aegerine ~ Uses - Empowers your quest of self, it facilitates our truth in important ways, enables one to do what is in the heart & the required steps-to be who we are. Excellent self-esteem builder-especially for women :> ~ Agate ~ Chalcedony Qtz. comes in different colors, RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, BROWNS & Solid, to name a few. Uses - Balances & harmonizes the Yin - Yang, male - female energy & works to balance the physical being w/ the etheric, emotional, mental & causal bodies of the aura & provides grounding, strength, courage & healing. ~ Agate, Blue Lace ~ Uses - Patience, peace, cools, gives tranquility, helps one to reach high spiritual awareness & has an inspirational effect. ~ Agate, Carnelian ~ Uses - Gives protection & energy. ~ Agate, Fire ~ Uses - Grounding, sexual endeavors, may also be beneficial in healing problems w/ the stomach & endocrine system, helps take the edge off intense emotions. ~ Agate, Green Moss ~ Uses - Balances emotional energy. ~ Agate, Holly Blue aka Purple Agate ~ Uses - Aids in meditation; allows one to easily slip into the meditative state & brings a sense of security during meditation. Violet will open the mind up to new information & a greater sense of connection. Blue will add peace to this knowing & a stillness of the mind knowing rather than thinking. Pink will allows info to be viewed w/ love & w/ wisdom. ~ Agate, Moss ~ Uses �?A very powerful stone, helps in restoration of energy, used in healing & believed to bring wearer happiness, wealth, health & long life. Increases the ability to ward off self-induced anger & inner bitterness. ~ Agate, Red Moss ~ Uses - Balances physical energy. ~ Alexandrite ~ Clear violet-green, blue or orange-yellow iridescence, color changes w/ angle. Uses - Used for healing, centering, self-esteem, rare & powerful, opens to higher self, psychic ness, spiritual love, joy & luck. Excellent tissue regeneration; especially w/ Central Nervous System. ~ Alumany ~ Uses - Protects against evil. ~ Amazonite ~ Solid Lt. Blue/turquoise. Uses - Reduces self-damaging behavior, increases straight posture of self-respect, confidence, grace, self-assuredness w/ communication. Helps calm the emotions & soothes the nerves & lung problems. ~ Amazonite, Rough ~ Uses - "Healer of the heart & soul", balances masculine & feminine energies, creativity, leadership & fun. Assists one in making the "right" decisions, surrounds the user in a blanket of Love. ~ Amazonite, Tumbles ~ Uses �?Thought of as one of the special stones used for the breastplate of the high priest, these beautiful crystals work to balance the physical body & for good health in general. Also used for self-expression, great for speaking to groups of people when you need to get your thoughts across, symbolizing clarity, thus crystallizing your thoughts into actions. ~ Amber ~ Clear yellow or orange ancient petrified resin (possibly pine tree). ~*~  'Amber, the freezing gold that is not hot & is not cold. Has caught w/ in its dreaming arms, the insects & the flowers charms. Time has kept as still as death, holding instant, every breath. Now from out our fading past, a scene which can forever last' ~Author Unknown~  ~*~ Uses - Promotes healing by transmuting negative energy into positive energy it is calming, cheering & promotes active intellect in harmony w/ love & compassion in daily life. Also used to promote honesty & purify & clear rooms. It is very beneficial to the nervous system & self healing, powerful healing stone w/ large amount of organic energy. Filters germs & has the power to disinfect. Worn around the neck to help fight infection & respiratory diseases, excellent detoxification & protection from radiation, especially x-rays, sun, computers, airport, planes & others' energies. ~ Amber, Tumbles ~ Uses - Red transmutes negative energy into positive energy, so another good choice when traveling w/ companions, highly energizing & creative. Very simulating & allows one to get out of that 'writers block' emotion, all colors are highly protective but some also feel that it offers one the emotion of pure joy. ~ Amethyst ~ Translucent, purple/lavender Qtz. Uses - This stone has many helpful uses, it is a very all-purpose stone, there are only a few listed here; Enhances psychic abilities, intuition & is associated w/ prophecy. A very powerful stone also credited w/ healing, protection, peace, driving away nightmares & thieves. When placed on the forehead & temples, it is good for headaches. Place under your pillow for astral & prophetic dreams, carry in your pocket for peace, protection & emotional balance. Keep in pet's water to reduce fleas, wear when sleeping or when awake to reduce anger, impatience & nightmares. Use on your altar or hold in your dominant hand to contact higher spirits. Aids in overcoming addictions & alcoholism, helps prevent drunkenness. Violet is the highest spiritual color & vibration, denoting power w/ in, psychic & inner development, influence & transcendence. Some think this is a color that brings one closer to the goddess/god in all of us or the intuitive skill of knowing the goddess & god w/ in. There are no negative attributes to this color, what is interesting is that violet is composed of red, blue & purple, depending on the main color of your violet stone, for example red. If the main color of your 'violet' stone is blue, then it will bring you strong inspirational creativity, more purple or a lighter tone of violet it symbolizes a developed love & respect for others. ~ Amethyst Plates ~ Uses �?The main purpose of plates is for group work, or some just like to have one on at your desk. ~ Ametrine ~ This stone is composed of both Amethyst & Citrine. Uses - Very popular in healing work, aids w/ self esteem issues; the golden Citrine allows you to discover one’s own worthiness, while the violet Amethyst brings a sense higher purpose, allowing one to become more confident. ~ Ammonite ~ Uses - An ancient fossilized sea animal, a protective stone, bringing structure & stability into your life, may also aid in the birth process. ~ Anatase Crystals ~ This is a rare stone, reddish-brown crystal. Uses - You may use this stone if you are resistant to change, fearful of change, or become ill because of change. Also for collecting & retaining information, wonderful for students in all areas of life. ~ Angelite ~ Medium blue to white crystals. Uses - Psychic connection to the angelic realm, spiritual guidance, heightened sensory awareness, seeing paths to surmount challenges. Aligns physical & esthetic fields for healing self, also aids in regenerating or rejuvenate ill or depleted areas. ~ Anhydrite ~ Uses - This stone has a way of finding toxins & energy blocks w/ in the body, when the toxin or blockage is identified it works energetically to cause release, balances hormones, which are upset by toxins & stress, allows you to understand your physical body & to do what is necessary to begin healing. ~ Apache Tears aka Navaho Tears ~ Small, dark, smoky-translucent Obsidian pebbles. Uses - Eases & releases pains, pain of loss, sadness, anger, etc., aids to help heal & go on w/ life. For looking w/ in, protection, vision quest/purpose. Represents tears of grief shed by Native American women after their loved ones' deaths due to invading troops. ~ Apatite ~ Transparent dk. blue, yellow, clear. Uses - Best used for teaching, healing mouth, throat, thyroid, high blood pressure, stuttering, etc. w/ the high Calcium content strengthens bones, muscles, mineral assimilation, promotes communication & mental clarity. ~ Apatite ~ Blue Crystals ~ Uses - Aids in self-expression, communication & learning to focus on tasks at hand. It may clear mental confusion, to aid clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience & the awareness of other worlds & may decrease hunger. ~ Apatite ~ Green Gem Crystals ~ Uses - Helps one to communicate, store information & to balance the energy needed to make a difference in the world. ~ Apophyllite Clusters ~ Uses - Allows one to become aware of their own spirituality as well as the spirituality of family, brings a feeling of connectedness between one & the Universe. ~ Apophyllite Crystals ~ Clear, white, light green striated crystals. Uses - Very powerful for deep, peaceful stillness & alpha state/meditation/dream recall. Green is most powerful, clears mental fuzziness & channels for w/ higher-self angelic realm contact. ~ Aqua Aura ~ Clear quartz w/ metallic light blue tint from electrical infusion of gold (amplifies quartz conductivity.) Uses - Increases ability to send energy & alter consciousness for meditation, telepathy & healing. ~ Aquamarine ~ A beryl, clear light blue, blue-green. ~*~ Means seawater in Latin ~*~   Uses - This is a very calming stone, tranquilizing, stimulates the intellect & stabilizes emotions & healing, uplifting, openness, innocence, light-heartedness & creativity. Calms nervous tension, used to help banish phobias. Some think that it aids sea sickness. ~ Aquamarine, Elestial ~ Uses �?Has all the same characteristics of aquamarine, however, these are very rare. ~ Aquamarine ~ Gem Chunks ~ Uses - Some say that this stone builds the intellect & helps one to mature in a timely fashion, especially for those who wish to never grow up. A great gift for those who are going into combat, for it 'guards against injury'. ~ Aragonite ~ Translucent purple-pink-brown hexagonal or white needle crystals. Uses - Deep, peaceful meditation; uplifts emotions, centering, overview, patience under stress, helps us navigate business managerial/personal challenges w/ a clear head & steady hand, giving & receiving easily & balances yin-yang. Helpful for general aches, pains & stomach problems. ~ Asbestos ~ Uses - Protects against magical & physic attacks. ~ Atacamite ~ Uses - A 'self motivation' stone that brings the energy of positive motivation w/ confidence & enthusiasm. Gives desired independence, while helping one to understand that each is a model of perfection. Used a lot in acupuncture treatments to ignite chi or to release energy throughout the body. ~ Aurite ~ Uses - Insight, spirituality, psychic abilities, helps one to communicate w/ spirit guides & clears blocks in the energy system. Frees up difficult long standing blocks in com-munication. ~ Avalonite ~ Uses - Basic function is to deal w/ issues relating to fear of love, fear of love keeps us from finding our life path, aids in healing this fear so you can discover your true path, by allowing you to trust your intuition through letting go of fear, fear of all love related issues, fear of being wrong &/or fear of failure. ~ Aventurine ~ Translucent dark/lt. green quartz. Uses - Heals emotional pain/fear/imbalance by dissolving blocks. Also draws out heat of fevers, inflammation & nerve system & stress. In your bath water, a soft, soothing stone for general healing. Universal love, truth & prosperity. In addition it helps to protect against" psychic vampires" & keeps the heart balance. ~ Axinite ~ Rare & unusual, has a deep brownish red color, wedge-like in form. Uses - A good choice when going through change & transformation, allows one to gracefully make the change required for personal growth. ~ Azeztulite ~ Uses �?Next to Phenacite, it is said to have the highest vibration of all minerals. ~*~ Mystic Lore ~*~ Intuitive sources say Azeztulite carries a high vibration from the Angelic realm, said to help to raise one's vibration & expand one's consciousness, also believed to help one project an aura of positive energy which will beneficially affect others. ~ Azurite ~ Solid deep blue, blue-purple. Uses - More assertive communication & alert, quite, allows deep access to subconscious & other times/places/lives. A very powerful healing stone, invokes spiritual guidance, opens psychic eye, good for dreams & improving psychic ability, much like Amethyst.