Crystals P - Z

Crystals A - E        Crystals F- J        Crystals K- O

[ Pyrite | Rose Quartz | Sapphire | Shiva Lingham |

Silver | Smokey Quartz | Sodalite | Tiger Eye | Topaz ]

 [ Wavellite | Zebra stone | Zircon ]

 
Pyrite
 
Physical characteristics: a mineral that consists of iron disulfide, has a pale brass-yellow color and metallic luster.
 
 
Rose Quartz
 
Physical characteristics: silicone dioxide with Manganese or Titanium; light rose to deep rose color.
 
 
Sapphire
 
Physical characteristics: corundum in transparent or translucent crystals of a color other than red.
 
 
Shiva Lingham
 
Shiva Lingham is usually represented as a stone phallus and is used in relation to Hindu Mysticism, particularly in the worship of the Hindu God Shiva. It's used as a Tantric Meditation tool that activates the life-force energies and assists in connecting mortal consciousness to the creative flow of the Universe. It is not to be bought or sold according to the Hindu tradition.
 

 
Silver
 
Physical characteristics: a white metallic element that is sonorous, ductile, very malleable, capable of high degree of polish, and chiefly univalent in compounds, and that has the highest thermal and electric cunductivityof any substance.
 
 
Smokey Quartz
 
Physical characteristics: silicone dioxide with organic impurities or due to natural exposure to radioactivity; transparent to opaque smokey yellow to dark smokey brown to brownish-black to black.
 
 
Sodalite
 
Physical characteristics: translucent blue, pink, gray, yellow, green, white.
 
 
Tiger Eye
 
Physical characteristics: usually yellowish to grayish brown chatoyant stone that is much used for ornamentand is a silicified crocidolite.
 
 
Topaz
 
Physical characteristics: translucent colourless, white yellow, gray, green, red, blue.
 
 
 
Wavellite
 
Physical characteristics: vitreous/pearly/resinous green, yellow, white, brown, etc.
 
 
Zebra stone
 
Physical characteristics: combination of Quartz and Basalt.
 
 
Zircon
 
Physical characteristics: a tetragonal mineral consisting of zirconium silicate and occuring usually in brown or greyish square prisms of adamantine luster or sometimes in transparent forms which are used as gems.
 
 

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Compiled July 2001