Brass Wraps - african killerbeads

Beautiful bluish-green feldspar with whitish-grey steaks. Abundantly found near the Amazon river and many other parts of the world including the United States.

• CHAKRA: Throat-clear communications; great for public speakers
• METAPHYSICAL:  Luck-take with you to Vegas. This stone is thought to be great for gamblers
• ADORNMENT: Amazonite is great for earrings, necklaces and jewelry that won't be subjected to harsh wear. Don't store with other jewelry to keep stones from geting scratched.

Is found in Botswana, of course, and comes in a variety of colors including gray and pink.

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• METAPHYSICAL:  Used for health and beauty. Favored by those wanting to stay young.
• ADORNMENT: Makes great jewelry.

Is found in South Africa and is sometimes called 'African Jade'.  

• CHAKRA: Heart
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• ADORNMENT: Makes great jewelry.

Purple and white quartz found in Brazil. The chevron variety is much stronger metaphysicaly than other amethyst varieties. 

• CHAKRA: Crown and Third Eye -Center of spirituality.  Keeping this chakra in check will help eliminate frustrations.
• METAPHYSICAL: Stops one from overindulging. Greeks used amethyst to cure intoxication. It will also keep you from eating too much or talking too much.
• ADORNMENT: Amethyst is great for all types of jewelry and talismans. Having a hardness of 10 on MOHs, this stone is not easily damaged during normal wear. February's stone is both popular and pretty.

• Chrysophrase is a form of chalcedony and is found in South Africa. Excellent quality is very rare and is reserved for expensive pendants and earrings.
  
  
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Citrine is a yellow quartz crystal, formed in association with iron and is very rare. Most citrine sold today is formed by heating low grade amethyst to enhance it's color. 

• CHAKRA: Solar Plesus- Control this chakra and control your life.
• METAPHYSICAL:  Carry a citrine in your purse or pocket to keep from being afraid.  A citrine under your pillow prevents nightmares.
• ADORNMENT: Being in the quartz family makes citrine a durable choice for costume jewelry.  Many fine jewelry pieces are also made from natural citrine and can be very expensive.  Beware of jewelers selling citrine for topaz.

Also called Sand Rose was formed over millions of years by combining water, sand, selenite and wind.  These formations are found in most deserts

• CHAKRA: Root, Crown and Sacral. Channel this chakra to give you balance.
• METAPHYSICAL: Meditate with desert rose to help self motivate.
• ADORNMENT: #2 on MOHs scale makes jewery made from a desert rose limited.  It works well in pendants or caged in wire but are most beautiful (to me) displayed in a brass or crystal dish.

This mineral comes in many colors from pale blues to deep purples and greens.  Much of it is found in Great Britain. 

• CHAKRA: Many colors of fluorite unlock different chakras. Blue for throat, pink for heart and so on
• METAPHYSICAL:  An all purpose de-stressor. Some say because of the calcium content it is calming
• ADORNMENT: Flourite is very soft and easily cut and carved into artifacts and vases.

Garnets are found in many parts of the world, including Alabama. Colors range from bright red to a muddy brown.  Also green and orange varieties are being mined today. 

• CHAKRA: Root - Unlocks passion. For love as well as life, goals and ambitions.  Wear garnets to help keep passions stimulated.
• METAPHYSICAL:  Garnets are considered to be a blood stone. Use for issues with circulation.
• ADORNMENT: January's stone is perfect for jewelry of all sorts.  Carry this stone to keep you going, no matter what gets in your way.

Chrysophrase is a form of chalcedony and is found in South Africa. Excellent quality is very rare and is reserved for expensive pendants and earrings.

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A soft mineral that is found in sheets (books) of mica. 

• CHAKRA: Third Eye. Meditate for clarity and intelligence. 
• METAPHYSICAL:  Use lepidolite for calming and grounding.
• ADORNMENT: Unsuitable for jewelry but can be stabilized and formed into wands or other meditation instruments.

Not really turquoise at all! This is actually a jasper, found in Africa, has a lesser value but is beautiful all the same .  African turquoise makes wonderful jewelry.

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This fossil, millions of years old, is actually a prehistoric sea urchin from the squid family.  They are found in Morroco and Antartica. 

• CHAKRA: Root -  meditate with it to reveal history and prepare for future.
• METAPHYSICAL:  Wear orthoceras (and other fossils) to get channel energy from ancesters. 
• ADORNMENT: Orthoceras fossils are found in all sizes. They are made into everything from pendants to wall placques and table tops. The fossil is very soft (3-4 MOHs) and therfore care should be used in polishing or jewelry making.

Phrenite is a green translucent crystal and can be found in South Africa, Europe, and USA.  

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As with all quartz crystals, rose quartz  gets it's  color from the material present while magma was cooling. In this case dumortierite. Rose Quartz is universally known as the 'love stone'. 

• CHAKRA: Heart - Medicate with rose quartz to heal a broken or wounded heart.
• METAPHYSICAL:  Promote love as well as receive love. Use rose quartz when trying to bring calm to a situation. 
• ADORNMENT: Always wear rose quartz (keep some in your pocket) when entering a tulmultous environment.

Inexpensive cousin to lapis lazuli, sodalite is differentiated by it's duller, darker blue.  Also, white calcite streaks, instead of golden iron pyrite are present. Some really great specimens are often mistaken for lapis. However, sodalite makes a great presence on it's own.

• CHAKRA: Throat - As are most blue stones. Meditate with sodalite to help remove the fear of speaking.
• METAPHYSICAL:  Allows for wise decisions.
• ADORNMENT: Sodalite makes beautiful beads, faceted jewelry, and especially jewelry for men.  

This quartz crystal is found in river beds. The frosty covering is formed as minerals in the water pass over.  The unexposed side of the stone is shiny. Some use these as 'seer' stones and in meditation.   

• CHAKRA: Crown - will help the user 'see' clearly.
• METAPHYSICAL:  Clear quartz is, by far, the most called upon stone for 'healing'.  An all purpose de-stressor, this stone is proclaimed to give results for almost any ailment. 
• ADORNMENT: But, as with most crystals, quartz, in all varieties is just really pretty! Substitute for April birthstone.

Like all quartz crystals, tiger eye gets it's characteristics from the material present as it cooled. Light streaks give the appearance of the sliver in a cat's eye.  As you turn the stone, the eye seems to follow. Colors are deteremined by the amount of heat present during the process.  Hence, blue, red, green, yellow and brown tiger eye can be found.

• CHAKRA: Sacral - Become in tune with your emotions and feelings
• METAPHYSICAL:  Tiger's Eye gives courage and luck. Carry tiger's eye when you are faced with having to do something unpleasant.
• ADORNMENT: Makes great unisex jewelry gifts. Pendants, bracelets, earrings and also carved artifacts make great gifts.