A Beginner's Crystal Collection

Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz. Modern crystal traditions associate its purple color with calm, intuition, and meditation.

Rose Quartz has a soft pink color and gentle translucence. In modern crystal traditions, it symbolizes compassion, affection, and care for oneself.

Clear Quartz forms transparent to translucent crystals with six-sided prisms. Modern crystal practices often use its clarity as a symbol of focus and intention.

Black Tourmaline, also called Schorl, is recognized by its dark color and vertically striated crystals. Modern crystal traditions use it as a symbol of grounding and personal boundaries.

Citrine is a yellow to golden variety of quartz. Called the 'Merchant's Stone' in modern crystal traditions, it is associated with prosperity, optimism, and goal setting.

Named after Selene, the Greek goddess of the Moon, Selenite is a form of gypsum. Crystal traditions associate it, and the fibrous satin spar often sold under its name, with symbolic cleansing.

Labradorite is known for 'labradorescence,' an optical flash of blue, green, or gold that changes with the viewing angle. Modern crystal traditions associate it with imagination and change.

Tiger's Eye displays a shifting band of light called chatoyancy across golden-brown quartz. In modern crystal traditions, it symbolizes courage, resolve, and grounded action.

Green Aventurine contains mica inclusions that produce a sparkle called aventurescence. Modern crystal traditions associate it with good luck, opportunity, and optimism.

Carnelian is an orange to red variety of chalcedony colored by iron compounds. Its warm colors are associated with creativity, courage, and vitality in modern crystal traditions.