Quick Reference Guides

Crystals by Color

Red Alexandrite, fire opal, garnet, red carnelian, red jasper, red tiger’s eye, red
tourmaline, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, ruby, sard, spinel, thulite

Pink Cobalt calcite, coral, kunzite, morganite, opal, pink agate, pink or peach aventurine, pink calcite, pink carnelian,
pink danburite, pink dolomite, rose quartz, smithsonite, stilbite, thulite,
unakite

Orange Amber, orange calcite, orange carnelian, orange millennium, sunstone, tiger’s eye, topaz, wulfenite

Yellow/gold Ametrine, amber, brass, chrysoberyl, citrine, copper, golden calcite, goldstone, honey calcite, petrified wood, pyrite, sulphur, sunstone, tiger’s eye, topaz, yellow jasper

Green Actinolite, alexandrite, apophyllite, aventurine, bloodstone, chrysoprase, diopside, dioptase, emerald, epidote, green calcite, green fluorite, green obsidian, green tourmaline, hiddenite, jade, malachite, moldavite, moss agate, nephrite, peridot, prenhite, seraphinite, serpentine,
unakite, variscite, vesuvianite, zoisite

Blue-green Amazonite, aquamarine, aqua aura, azurite, blue topaz, bornite, chrysocolla, labradorite, larimar, quantum-quattro
silica, turquoise

Blue Angelite, azurite, blue chalcedony, blue goldstone, blue lace agate, blue
obsidian, dumortierite, hawk’s eye, kyanite, labradorite, lapis lazuli, sapphire, sodalite, tanzanite

Indigo Apatite, charoite, hawk’s eye, lapis lazuli, sugilite, tanzanite

Violet/purple Amethyst, ametrine, charoite, iolite,
lepidolite, purple fluorite, purple agate, sugilite

Black Apache tears, black pearls, black tourmaline, Boji Stones, jet, lodestone, nebula stone, obsidian, onyx, snowflake obsidian, tektite

Brown Andalusite, aragonite, Boji Stones, chiastolite, desert rose, flint, fulgurite, jasper, mochi marbles, smoky quartz, topaz

White Calcite, celestite, white dolomite, howlite, moonstone, mother-of-pearl, pearl, selenite, snow quartz

Clear Clear calcite, clear danburite, clear dolomite, clear quartz, diamond, Herkimer diamond, phenacite, ulexite, zircon

Silver Galena, hematite, mica, muscovite, platinum, silver

Crystals that come  Agate, ametrine, apophyllite, beryl,
in a variety of  bloodstone, calcite, cats’ eye, fluorite,
colors and blends jasper, malachite, opal, peacock ore, petalite, rainbow obsidian, ruby in zoisite, sardonyx, topaz, tourmalated quartz, zebra stone

Birthstones

Month Modern Traditional/Ancient

January Garnet Garnet

February Amethyst Amethyst

March Aquamarine Bloodstone

April Diamond Diamond or white topaz

May Emerald Emerald

June Pearl (alternates: Alexandrite, moonstone,
  alexandrite,   pearl
  moonstone)

July Ruby Ruby

August Peridot, sardonyx Peridot, sardonyx

September Sapphire Sapphire

October Pink opal (alternates:  Opal, tourmaline
  rose zircon,
  tourmaline)

November Citrine, yellow topaz Citrine, yellow topaz

December Turquoise Blue topaz, blue zircon,
   lapis lazuli, turquoise

Planetary Correspondences

  Chaldean
Planet Modern (Mesopotamia 400 BC)

Mercury Agate Agate

Uranus Aquamarine  —

Venus Emerald, jade Emerald

Neptune Opal, amethyst  —

Earth Agate  —

Pluto Kunzite, spinel  —

Mars Ruby, garnet, bloodstone Ruby

Moon Pearls, moonstone  Selenite

Jupiter Amethyst, sapphire Jacinth

Sun Topaz, ruby Diamond

Saturn Sapphire, onyx, obsidian Sapphire

Zodiac Stones

Sign Planet Color Corresponding crystals

Aries Mars Red Alexandrite, fire opal, garnet, red carnelian, red jasper, red tiger’s eye, red tourmaline, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, ruby, sard, spinel

Taurus Venus Green Actinolite, alexandrite, apophyllite, aventurine, bloodstone, chrysoprase, diopside, dioptase, green calcite, emerald, epidote, green calcite, green fluorite, green obsidian, green tourmaline, jade, malachite, moldavite, moss agate, nephrite, peridot, prenhite, serpentine, unakite, variscite, vesuvianite

Gemini Mercury Yellow Ametrine, amber, chrysoberyl, citrine, copper, golden calcite, goldstone, hiddenite, honey calcite, petrified wood, pyrite, sulphur, sunstone, tiger’s eye, topaz, yellow jasper

Cancer Moon White Calcite, celestite, white dolomite, howlite, moonstone, mother-of-pearl, pearl, selenite, snow quartz

Leo Sun Orange Amber, orange calcite, orange carnelian, orange millennium,
   or gold sunstone, tiger’s eye, topaz, wulfenite

Virgo Mercury Blue Angelite, azurite, blue chalcedony, blue goldstone, blue lace agate, blue obsidian, dumortierite, hawk’s eye, kyanite, labradorite, lapis lazuli,
sapphire

Libra Venus Pink Cobalt calcite, coral, kunzite, morganite, opal, pink agate, pink or peach aventurine, pink calcite, pink carnelian, pink danburite, pink dolomite, rose quartz, smithsonite, unakite

Scorpio Pluto Black Apache tears, black pearls, black tourmaline, Boji Stones, jet, lodestone, nebula stone, obsidian, onyx, snowflake obsidian, tektite

Sagittarius Jupiter Purple Amethyst, ametrine, charoite, iolite, lepidolite, purple fluorite, purple agate, sugilite

Capricorn Saturn Brown Andalusite, aragonite, Boji Stones, chiastolite, desert rose, flint, fulgurite, jasper, mochi marbles, smoky quartz, topaz

Aquarius Uranus Blue-green Amazonite, aquamarine, aqua aura, azurite, blue topaz, chrysocolla, labradorite, larimar, peacock ore, quantum-quattro silica, turquoise

Pisces Neptune Indigo and  Indigo apatite, charoite, hawk’s eye, lapis lazuli, sugilite, tanzanite;
   purple purple amethyst, ametrine, charoite, iolite, lepidolite, purple fluorite, purple agate, sugilite

Chakra Stones

Chakra Location Associations Color Crystals

1. Base or root The base of  Survival issues, physical  Red Alexandrite, fire opal, garnet, red carnelian,
chakra the spine existence, and material  red jasper, red tiger’s eye, red tourmaline,
  concerns like food,  rhodochrosite, rhodonite, ruby, sard, spinel.
  clothing, and shelter  Note: dark crystals like hematite, lodestone, obsidian, and onyx are often used in conjunction with the first chakra for grounding.

2. Sacral or  Between  Sexuality and creativity  Orange  Amber, orange calcite, orange carnelian,
spleen chakra the pelvic    orange millennium, sunstone, tiger’s eye,
 bone and   topaz, wulfenite.  the navel

3. Solar plexus  Below the  Personal power  Yellow  Ametrine, amber, brass, chrysoberyl,
chakra breastbone   citrine, copper, golden calcite, goldstone, hiddenite, honey calcite, petrified wood, pyrite, sulfur, sunstone, tiger’s eye, topaz, yellow jasper.

4. Heart chakra  The heart  Love and emotion  Green  Actinolite, alexandrite, apophyllite, aventurine, bloodstone, chrysoprase, diopside, dioptase, green calcite, emerald, epidote, green calcite, green fluorite, green obsidian, green tourmaline, jade, malachite, moldavite, moss agate, nephrite, peridot, prenhite, serpentine, unakite, variscite, vesuvianite.

5. Throat chakra  The throat  Communication  Blue  Angelite, azurite, blue chalcedony, blue goldstone, blue lace agate, blue obsidian, dumortierite, hawk’s eye, kyanite, labradorite, lapis lazuli, sapphire.

6. Third eye  Forehead  Imagination and Indigo  Apatite, charoite, hawk’s eye, lapis lazuli,
chakra  psychic ability  sugilite, tanzanite.

7. Crown chakra  Just above  Spirituality  Violet  Amethyst, ametrine, charoite, iolite,
 the head   lepidolite, purple fluorite, purple agate, sugilite. Note: because of its association with the spirit, you can also use clear crystals on the seventh chakra, such as clear quartz, danburite, Herkimer diamonds, and selenite.

To Attract or Enhance

Abundance Abundance crystals

Anything Lodestone, magnetite

Calm  Rose quartz

Communication Blue and blue-green stones for the throat chakra: amazonite, aqua aura, aquamarine, blue lace agate, turquoise

Confidence and  Agate, bloodstone, calcite, carnelian,
courage charoite, diamond, hematite, tiger’s eye

Creativity Yellow for intellect: calcite, citrine, opal, topaz; green for fertility and growth:
amazonite

Energy Fiery red and orange stones: carnelian, garnet, red jasper

Family harmony  Clusters

Friendship  Chrysoprase, rose quartz, pink tourmaline, turquoise

General health Green stones like emerald, aventurine, green calcite, green tourmaline, malachite

Happiness Sunny, optimistic stones like orange calcite, chrysoprase, sunstone, unakite; soothing blue kyanite and peacock ore; rose quartz

Healthy plants  Green stones like green agate, moss agate, jade, malachite

Intellect  Structured geometric stones like fluorite, pyrite

Love  Romantic stones: alexandrite, amber, amethyst, chrysocolla, diamond, emerald, jade, lapis lazuli, lapidolite, malachite, moonstone, opal, pearl, rose quartz, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, sapphire, topaz, pink tourmaline, watermelon tourmaline, turquoise

Marriage and  Any twin crystal, and any blended stone
relationships with two contrasting colors: ametrine, dalmatian jasper, malachite, mochi marbles, ruby in zoisite, rutilated quartz, sodalite, snowflake obsidian, tourmalated quartz, unakite, watermelon tourmaline

Money Green stones like aventurine, chrysoprase, emerald, green tourmaline, jade, malachite, or golden stones like citrine, golden calcite, pyrite, and tiger’s eye

Patience Soothing, calming pinks: rhodonite

Pleasant dreams The colors of twilight: amethyst, azurite, citrine, moonstone, opal, selenite

Pregnancy Geodes, which seem to be pregnant with microcrystalline formations; stones with goddess associations, such as moonstone and selenite; unakite

Psychic ability Amethyst, clear quartz

Safe travel by sea Aquamarine, coral, larimar, pearl

Safe travel by air grounding stones like black tourmaline, hematite, obsidian, and smoky quartz; celestial stones like celestite, blue lace agate; visionary stones like hawk’s eye

Sex Passionate red crystals like ruby, garnet, and shiva lingam stones

To Repel or Eliminate

Addiction Amethyst

Anger Amethyst, carnelian, chrysocolla, emerald, green calcite, green tourmaline, lepidolite, topaz

Anxiety Rose quartz, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, peridot, aventurine

Depression Blue agate, kunzite, amber, topaz

Fear Charoite, smoky quartz

Grief Apache tears

Heartbreak Rose quartz

Jealousy Peridot, chrysoprase

Nightmares Amethyst, holed stones

Stress Grounding stones like black tourmaline, hematite, obsidian, smoky quartz; calming stones like rhodochrosite, rhodonite

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