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Glamour39 Semi Precious Stone Guide
 
We use a range of semi precious stones and materials in our jewellery. Read about the qualities of each stone.

Amazonite

Amazonite is an opaque stone and is a milky green colour. It is usually blue-green in colour but can range from blue to silky white. The stone is found in India, Russia and Norway. Properties of the Amazonite stone are success, joy, self-expression, awakening heart, soothing, harmony and balance.

Amethyst

Amethyst can range in colour from light purple to dark purple. It is dichroic, showing a bluish or reddish purple tinge when viewed from different angles. Colour is usually an indicator of the quality of the stone - the clearer and darker the colour the more valuable. Amethyst is found in Zambia, Namibia, Canada, Brazil, Sri Lanka, India, Uruguay, Madagascar, Australia and Russia. Amethyst from Russia has a reddish tinge and Amerthyst from Canada is violet. Properties of Amethyst are contentment, spirituality, dreams, healing, peace, happiness, courage, love and intuition.

Aqua Quartz

Aqua Quartz is a member of the quartz family. The colour is a light, clear blue.

Aventurine

Aventurine ranges in colour from light, mid to dark green and if you look closely you will find tiny specks of green mica. Aventurine can also be found in pink and peach. Aventurine is in Brazil, India, Russia, Japan and Tanzania. The properties of Aventurine are healing, money, good luck mental agility, visual acuity, peace, opening of the heart, motivation and leadership.

Carnelian

Carnelian is a red variety of Chalcedony which is a type of Quartz. Carnelian comes in a range of colours from intense amber to red-orange. Carnelian is found in the deserts of Arabia and Egypt it can also be found in India, China, Colombia, Saxony, Scotland and Germany. The properties of Carnelian are precision, analytical capabilities, physical energy, verbal skill, peace, spirituality, ambition, drive and confidence.

Chalcedony

Chalcedony is related to the Quartz family of stone. It ranges in colour from lemon, aqua, pink, mid blue. The properties of Chalcedony are memory improvement, enhance listening and communication skills.

Cherry Quartz

A cherry red colour similar to deep raspberry in colour.

Citrine

Citrine is a type of Quartz and is related to the Amethyst which is the purple form of Quartz and also to Rock Crystal which is the colourless variety of Quartz. Citrine is a yellow quartz which ranges in colour from pale lemon to a deep sunny yellow. The name Citrine comes from the French 'Citron' which is French for lemon. The properties of Citrine are intuition, comfort, protection, creativity, physical energy, wealth, mental awakening, feel good and emotional well being.

Coral

Coral comes in a variety of colours from deep red to pink, white, black and blue. Sponge Coral is another variety. Coral is the vacated home of marine life and grows in branches. Coral is found in the Red Sea, the African Coast, Hawaii and Japan. The coral we use comes from sustainable sources and is not included in the international preservation programmes. Black coral is protected as it is an endangered material and should not be bought. The Properties of Coral are diplomacy, quieting emotions and visualisation. We use Red Coral, Sponge Coral and Turquoise Coral in our collection.

Garnet

Garnet is usually found in a deep pomegranate colour flecked with red. Garnet also comes in orange, yellow. Garnet is found in Sri Lanka, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Scotland, Switzerland and Tanzania. The properties of Garnet are protection, a protection against negative energy, emotional cleansing, dispersal of fear, protection against melancholy.

Hematite

Hematite is a form of iron oxide and is a shiny dark grey/black colour. It is very sleek and reflects. Hematite can be found in Brazil, Canada, Italy and the United Kingdom. The properties of Hematite are mental attunement, memory, calming, balance, focus, peace and inner happiness.
Honey Jade Honey Jade is a deep honey/butter colour and is particularly beautiful when it is cut into faceted beads and other shapes.

Iolite

Iolite is a deep purplish blue colour and it is also sometimes known as 'water sapphire'. Iolite is found in Madagascar, Tanzania, India and Sri Lanka. The properties of Iolite are intuition, spiritual growth, healing, balance, inner knowledge.

Jade

Jade is part of the Serapandine family and comes in a variety of colours from white, denim, red, green, pink and honey. We use new jade, white jade and honey jade in our Jewellery collection. The beauty of jade lies in the many rich variations in colour, translucence and pattern. Jade is an overall good luck stone to attract wealth not just financial but in friendship, health and happiness. Jade is found in China, Myanmar, Italy, Russia and the Middle East.

New Jade

New jade is the most common colour. It is a translucent sea green colour.

Oynx

Oynx is a variety of Chalcedony formed by the deposition of silica within gas cavities in lava. It is a glossy black stone with distinct faint banding. It is particularly beautiful when it is carved into faceted beads that reflect the light. The properties of Oynx is protection. It is found worldwide.

Peridot

Peridot is the gemstone of the summer month of August. Peridot gets its colour due to the presence of iron. Peridot is a very old gemstone and it can be found in Egyptian jewellery from the early 2nd millennium B.C. Peridot can be found in Egypt, Hawaii, Arizona, South Africa, Norway, Myanmar, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Africa and Australia. The properties of Peridot are protection against harm and the attraction of wealth.

Quartz

There are a number if different types of quartz each differentiated by composition and crystalline structure. Aqua quartz is a light clear blue colour. Smokey Quartz ranges from light brown to a deep coffee colour with darker flecks of stone, Rock Crystal or Crystal Quartz is totally clear with no colour. Cherry quartz is a cherry red colour. Rose or strawberry Quartz is a soft pink to almost milky pink colour. Quartz can be found in Namibia and South Africa. The properties of Quartz are many from love, peace, happiness, gentleness, healing, clearing the mind, personal pride, joy, protection.

Rock Crystal

Rock Crystal is the transparent, colourless variety of quartz and is known as rock crystal. Rock Crystal is found in Brazil, Swiss and French Alps, Madagascar and Russia. The properties of Rock Crystal are meditation, healing, health and spiritual well-being.

Rose Quartz

The pale pink colour of Quartz, which can range from transparent to translucent, is known as Rose Quartz. The colour is a very pale delicate powder pink. The pink colour comes from the presence of Titanium. Found in Madagascar, Brazil, Russia, Scotland, Colorado and Spain. The properties of Rose Quartz are the promotion of peace, happiness and fidelity and love.

Smokey Quartz

Smokey Quartz if found in Brazil, Madagascar, Swiss Alps, Colorado, Australia and Spain. Smokey Quartz is a grounding stone known as a mood elevator.

Turquoise

Turquoise comes in a range of colours and is known for coming in blue or green. Turquoise was one o the first gemstones to be mined. Turquoise is normally stablised as it is naturally a very delicate stone. Stablising strengthens the stone. Turquoise often has dark streaks the result of the effect of iron compounds which are also found where Turquoise is mined. Turquoise is found in Africa, India and the US. Sky blue turquoise is from Persia. The greener variety is found in Russia, Chile, Australia and Cornwall. Native American Indians used it as a protective stone. Properties of Turquoise are spiritual attunement, cleansing, healing, protection, valor, soothing, peace of mind, guidance, romance.

White Jade

White jade is a type of jade that is hard and white or semi-translucent white in colour. It is a white glossy/matt colour. The properties of White Jade are decision making, peace and progress.

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