Guide to stones by colour
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ColourWhite stonesSelenite, milky quartz, howlite, moonstone, pearl, mother-of-pearl...: white stones, their shades, hardness, symbolism and the imitations to watch out for.ColourBlack stonesBlack tourmaline, obsidian, onyx, jet, shungite, hematite...: black stones, their real nature, hardness, symbolism and the dyes to watch out for.ColourRed stonesRuby, garnet, spinel, red jasper, carnelian, coral...: red stones, their shades, hardness, symbolism and the treatments to watch out for.ColourOrange stonesCarnelian, orange calcite, sunstone, amber, sardonyx, Madeira citrine...: orange stones, their shades, hardness, symbolism and the pitfalls.ColourYellow stonesCitrine, yellow jasper, tiger's eye, amber, pyrite, heliodor, imperial topaz... Yellow stones, their shades, hardness, symbolism and the pitfalls to watch for.ColourGreen stonesAventurine, malachite, jade, peridot, emerald, chrysoprase, moldavite... Green stones, their shades, hardness, symbolism, treatments and the precautions to take.ColourBlue stonesLapis lazuli, sodalite, turquoise, aquamarine, larimar, blue topaz, sapphire... Blue stones, their shades, hardness, symbolism and the imitations to watch for.ColourViolet stonesAmethyst, charoite, sugilite, lepidolite, tanzanite, iolite, ametrine... Violet stones, their shades, hardness, symbolism and the treatments to know about.ColourPink stonesRose quartz, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, kunzite, morganite, pink tourmaline, pink opal... Pink stones, their shades, hardness, symbolism and the pitfalls to avoid.ColourBrown stonesSmoky quartz, tiger's eye, amber, petrified wood, brown jasper, staurolite... : brown stones, their shades, hardness, symbolism and the pitfalls to avoid.ColourGrey stonesHematite, labradorite, larvikite, lava stone, nuummite, meteorite, fulgurite... : grey stones, their shades, hardness, symbolism and the pitfalls to avoid.ColourClear and multicoloured stonesRock crystal, Herkimer diamond, topaz, opal, fluorite, labradorite, alexandrite... : clear stones and stones that change colour, with their pitfalls.
The meanings mentioned belong to tradition and symbolism. They are neither promises of results nor medical advice.