After scientific studies that led me to the Faculty of Medicine, I attended a school of Decorative Arts. Since 2015, I became passionate about minerals and acquired a solid knowledge of stones through the study of geology.
Hematite is a mineral with a high iron content, we see it from the livers magnetized (polarized) to make games. Its name comes from the laton hematite which means blood, …
Magnesite is a white to yellowish porous mineral. It was named after its chemical composition, magnesium, but also because of its place of discovery, Magnesia in Greece. Other synonymous names …
The jet is a variety of lignite consisting of fossil plants compressed by the ocean basin, its name comes from the Latin gagâtes, pledge is a Turkish city of discovery …
The hawk’s eye is a variety of tiger’s eye with blue reflections. Its name comes from its appearance similar to a hawk’s eye. Virtues in lithotherapy : Therapeutic efficacy: important. …
Sodalite is a dark blue mineral with white veins. When it was discovered it was given this name in reference to its chemical composition, soda for sodium and from the …
The serpentine . the green colour as well as the scaly aspect gave it its name lation serpentinus which means stone serpent. Virtues in lithotherapy : Availability on the market: …
Zircon is a red-brown mineral sometimes green or blue, it is also called hyacinth in its brown colour, starlite in its blue colour. The name comes from the Arabic zargon …
Amethyst takes its name from its ancient use against drunkenness and excess. In the past it was sometimes used as a chalice to protect oneself from possible poisoning attempts during …
Black tourmaline is a basic stone in lithotherapy. This completely opaque black mineral anchors deeply to the earth and frees from evil. The largest deposits are as often in Brazil, …
Aquamarine is a well known and used in jewellery, in its best qualities this crystalline blue stone is used to make jewellery. It is more often found in a more …
The apophyllite has the property of unblocking the chakras. It amplifies the power of thought, it is the stone of mediums and seers. Natural pyramid created by Nature in the …
The Andalusite takes its name from Andalusia, the region in southern Spain where it was first found and recorded, it is also called Chiastolite. It is a brown and black …
The garnet is a stone that can be orange, brown, red, black, green. the most used in lithotherapy will be the red-brown garnet called almandine garnet. the name garnet comes …
Iolite is a purple variety of cordierite. It is also called Dichroite, Yolite, New Finland Blue Quartz, Water Sapphire, Steinheilite. Find an iolite Virtues in lithotherapy : Therapeutic efficacy: important. …
Lapis lazuli means blue stone in Arabic, this stone has a hardness of 5 to 6. This magnificent mineral of a light to deep blue with golden glitter has always …
Peridot is a transparent green stone, it is also called chrysolite or olivine, its name has two probable origins, the Arabic word faridat meaning precious stone, or the Latin word …
Alexandrite in its transparent gem quality has an optical characteristic of changing colour from green to pink depending on the type of light passing through it, under synthetic lighting or …
Labradorite has a hardness of 6 to 6.5 and was discovered in Labrador, hence its name. This stone is fascinating by its visual aspect, its brightly coloured reflections vary according …
Angelite is the contemporary name given to anhydrite, the term anhydrite means without water, while angelite is a name that comes more from the energetic effects of the stone promoting …
Fluorite is a semi-transparent mineral with green, purple, blue or yellow as its colour. Its name comes from the Latin fluere which means melting or sticky. It is also called …
Black onyx is a variety of opaque agate, it is a very common stone found in most countries. It is commonly used in sculpture, ornament, or the realization of coatings …
Apatite favours inspiration and communication in general, it is a stone that helps sociability and exchange. It is found in different colours, the most accessible are blue and green apatites, …
The heliodore is a transparent yellow beryl, its Greek name hêlios, sun and dôrea, don. In lithotherapy this stone brings joy and positivity. Virtues in lithotherapy : Therapeutic efficacy: important. …
Moonstone is a stone with shades of colour that can be white, yellowish, orange, brown, the transparent bluish varieties found on the market are unfortunately often counterfeit (synthetic stone or …
Malachite is a green-coloured stone, with shades of light to dark green marking lines in this mineral. The name comes from the Latin malachites, from the Greek molochē which means …
The red jasper is a relatively common stone in the world we find it in most countries, symbol of strength and stability it has brick-red tones, it is not because …
The term jade refers to three different minerals : jadeite or imperial jade, nephrite and kosmochlor, it is a stone of generally opaque green color more or less dark. Jade …
Morganite is a pink beryl stone more or less transluicidal. Its name comes from the American collector banker John Pierpont Morgan. Virtues in lithotherapy : Therapeutic efficacy: important. Availability …
Rhodochrosite is a pink stone generally veined with pale pink. The name of this stone comes from the Greek rhodon which means pink “rhodon” pink and chros which means color. …
The sunstone, also called heliolite, is orange-pink with some pailette, its name comes from its shiny and warm appearance. Beware of common imitations. Virtues in lithotherapy : Availability on the …
Turquoise is also called callaite, it is a blue-green mineral. Its name probably comes from the Greek kalláïnos which means shimmering blue and green. Beware of false turquoise many sellers …
Topaz is transparent, it can be blue, white, yellow, pink, green according to tradition it can have the names chrysolithos, chrysolite of Saxony, physalite, pyrophysalite. Its name comes from the …
The Amazonite takes its name from the great river the Amazon, because it was discovered and named in this region. Moreover the green colour veined with lighter tones of this …
Amber is a resin that has been mineralized over millions of years. Amber at 50 million years is the difference with copal which is also a resin but it is …
Agates are found to be of many varieties throughout the world, they are part of the quartz family, the origin of the word agate comes from the river Achates in …
Aventurine is a quartz with inclusions of other minerals, the green aventurine is the best known, but there is also blue, red, or yellow. The name aventurine comes from the …
Aragonite generally strengthens the body’s bones, it is favourable for growth and in case of bone fragility. The name is derived from the geographical locality of discovery, Molina de Aragón …
Howlite is a variety of porous white magnesite with grey lines, named after the Canadian chemist who discovered it in Nova Scotia, Henry How. Tinted blue it is widely used …
Obsidian is a vitreous volcanic glass composed of black silica with some nuances, which we will see have an impact on the energetic properties. Its name comes from the name …
It is a pale pink to dark pink, semi-transparent quartz that can be found all over the world. This stone very much used in lithotherapy is a stone of love …
It is a stone that visually reminds one of a tiger’s eye, hence the origin of its name. In the past it would also have been called wolf stone. In …
Ametrine is a yellow and purple stone, it can have more yellow than purple or vice versa, it depends on the proportion of amethyst for purple and citrine for yellow. …