Sapphire – characteristics and use
COLOR: blue, yellow, green, black, purple APPEARANCE: Bright, airy when polished, often a small pieces FREQUENCY: some colored sapphires are
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Crystals
Moonstone – characteristics and use
COLOR: white, cream, yellow, blue, green APPEARANCE: Venetians, airy, all sizes FREQUENCY: Easily accessible SOURCE: India, Sir Lanka, Australia CHEMICAL
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Cinabar – characteristics and use
COLOR: Red, red-brown, gray APPEARANCE: Small, crystalline or granular masses in the matrix FREQUENCY: Easily accessible, but expensive SOURCE: China,
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Obsidian – characteristics and use
COLOR: black, black with snow effect, rarely green, yellow, red, blue (the color of impurities). APPEARANCE: shiny, matte, glazed, of
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Amethyst – characteristics and use
COLOR: purple, lavender APPEARANCE: Transparent, spiky crystal. It can be Geode, a cluster or a standalone spike, FREQUENCY: One of
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Opal – characteristics and use
COLOR: White, pink, black, beige, blue, yellow, brown, orange, red, green, purple APPEARANCE: Sheer or Venetians, spills and fiery or
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Topaz – characteristics and use
COLOR: blue, golden yellow, brown, clear, red pink, green APPEARANCE: airy, Spiky crystals, usually small pieces FREQUENCY: Widely available in
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