Crystal Pendant – Moonstone, Rose Quartz, Amethyst

Trialing for the first time in 2021/22 are these double pointed Crystal Pendants in metal spiral setting. The stones are:

• mookaite Australian jasper now found here: CJ159
• rainbow moonstone
• rose quartz
• amethyst

Team these with one of our various cords or silver chains. These are not nickel. You pick the crystal type and we will intuit which one feels right out of the group of crystal pendants.

Healing Properties

Benefits of Jade, Nephrite, Greenstone

Jade – Nephrite; Greenstone; Blue (from Africa), Dianite (from Russia)

• Green – Eases grief & heart wounds. Channels focus to be intuitive/constructive. Harmonizes dysfunctional relationships.
• Purple – Alleviates emotional hurt by aiding mind to find peace. Helps joy be spontaneous. Aids release self-limitations.
• White - Purity. Increases calm & serenity. Filters distractions emphasizing best results. Aids decision-making bring in relevant info.
• Black –Strengthens aura to prevent energy attachments/”vampires”. Clears fear, anger, hatred. Aids enlightening Shamanic journeys
• Blue (Dianite, Siberian blue) - A colour of truth and honesty, it increase emotional intelligence imparting thoughtful dialog and clarity of assigning words to our complex feelings. It helps in nurturing and developing successful relationships. Said to help in the treatment of kidneys, spleen, and in rebinding of the cellular and skeletal systems.

Geological Information

Geological Information of Jade

• Term jade is applied to two different metamorphic rocks, Nephrite and Jadeite, that are made up of different silicate minerals.
• Nephrite jade is a silicate of calcium and magnesium, and jadeite, a silicate of sodium and aluminium.

General Identification

• Type: Mineral
• Class: Silicates
• Crystal System: Monoclinic

Jadeite

• Mohs Hardness: 6.5 - 7
• Formula: NaAlSi₂O₆ or Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
• Crystal Habit: Commonly massive, or fibrous, granular; prismatic crystals rare
• Lustre / Diaphaneity: Translucent,Subvitreous, pearly on cleavages
• Colour: Apple-green, emerald-green, bluish green, leek-green, greenish white, white, may show green spots, rarely blue or violet; colorless in thin section. Often also banded.

Nephrite

• Mohs Hardness: 6-6.5
• Formula: Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
• Crystal Habit: massive
• Lustre / Diaphaneity: Translucent to opaque and often mottled, dull
• Colour: Light to dark green, yellow to brown, white, gray, black.

Special Notes

• New Zealand Greenstone Pounamu has one form that is currently considered a third type of jade.
  • However some websites list as nephrite which I don't agree with as it has a glassy feel like jadeite.
  • Hence why I think it should be a third classification.
  • The other NZ forms are serpentine and bowenite.
• China has ancient nephrite jade mines but the preferred "more valued" jade is jadeite from Burma.
• Burmese Jadeite is now extremely hard to get commercially and even tourist buying locally have trouble exporting.
• Nephrite Jade can be confused by with Serpentine or Bowenite as they may both grow in the same mine (as advised by an Australian miner of both). The distinction needs a microscope.
• This has encourage deception by sellers and manufacturers:
  • Jadeite is often "enhanced"
  • Many "jades" are not e.g.New Jade and African Jade are not true jade - they are serpentine varieties.
  • Many in Australia sell green aventurine as jade. And Australia's chrysoprase is now being sold as Australian Jade. Neither are jades.
  • Also chalcedony is often dyed green and called jade.
  • There are a lot of "fakes". Jade will feel waxy similar to calcite's feel. This website has spent some time finding them: http://molly.kalafut.org/jade/fake.html
• Nephrite Jades are fairly easy to get depending on the colour.
• More geological information.