 | NB This mineral contains arsenic - Do Not Ingest.
Photo shows silver-grey granular Skutterudite on matrix.
Skutterudite has the chemistry CoAs3, Cobalt Arsenide and is a member of the Sulphides mineral class. It is the cobalt-rich end member of a series (Smaltite, Chloanthite, or Ferro-Arsenite) in which Nickel or Iron replaces part of the Cobalt. It is named after its locality; Skutterud, Norway.
Skutterudite crystal habits include octahedron and pyritohedron, which are often in a massive form, or granular, usually as anhedral or subhedral in matrix. The crystals are opaque, lustre is metallic and the crystal system is isometric. The colour of Skutterudite is white to steel grey.
Minerals associated with Skutterudite are Erythrite and Annabergite and other Cobalt and Nickel Sulphides and Arsenides, for example Cobaltite. Significant sources for Skutterudite are Norway, Ontario and New Jersey, as well as other Cobalt mines. |
|  | Silver is a natural de-stressor; bringing spiritual and emotional harmony. Unhelpful, stuck thought and behaviour patterns are removed. Silver helps and supports those learning new tasks, expands comprehension and aids fluent speech. It is beneficial for all the fluid systems and organs of the body.
Photo shows a Silver pendant. |
| ![Smaragdite Healing Energies and Mineralogy]() | Smaragdite expands, balances and develops the subtle bodies. It offers a high degree of protection on all levels, strengthens wanted traits and releases unwanted ones. It encourages leaving that which is no longer helpful and moving to newer, beneficial beliefs and behaviours. It facilitates well-being and general good health and particularly aids the immune system.
Photo shows a Smaragdite crystal with darker Actinolite inclusions.
Smaragdite is an emerald green variety of Actinolite, which owes its colour to a faint chromium content. The Actinolite group of Magnesium-Iron gems includes Tremolite and Smaragdite. Tremolite is Actinolite that contains more magnesium. Smaragdite is the variety of Tremolite containing Chromium. It is a green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite (a rock consisting of granular red garnet, light green smaragdite, and common hornblende) and some varieties of gabbro.
It is named from the word smaragdos, which means emerald, a reference to its colour. |
|  | Smithsonite facilitates development of all the main chakras and Heart, Throat and Third Eye in particular. This aids insight, intuition, (especially through dreams) empathy and expression. It supports positive leadership and new beginnings of all kinds. It is beneficial for the immune system problems, sinus problems and digestive ailments. It also helps attract new friends.
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|  | Blue Smithsonite eases the birthing process and comforts to the new born.
Photo show a super blue botroydial Smithsonite specimen.
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|  | Pink Smithsonite's gentle, energy helps heal all stress related conditions and can help with recovery from a nervous breakdown. Its gentle presence is good for convalescence and for providing a buffer against life's problems.
Photo shows botroydial pink Smithsonite on matrix. |
|  | Photo shows gemmy blue-green Smithsonite crystals on matrix.
Smithsonite has the chemistry (ZnCO3) Zinc Carbonate and is in the mineral class of Carbonates and the group of Calcite. Smithsonite's silky to pearly lustre sets it apart from other minerals as it is very unusual. Colours vary from the well-known apple green to blue-green colour through purple, lavender, yellow, white, tan, brown, blue, orange, peach, colourless, pink and red, and all of them look good. Smithsonite forms in dry climates as a weathering product of primary Sulphide Zinc ores such as Sphalerite, and it is still and important, if minor, ore of Zinc.
Often, Smithsonite is botryoidal in habit (similar to in appearance to a bunch of grapes). In addition, it may have habits more typical of the Calcite group including rounded rhombohedrons and scalenohedrons, many of which come from the famous mines of Tsumeb, Namibia and the Broken Hill Mine in Zambia. The Tsumeb specimens are coloured by trace amounts of Cobalt and can have some exotic colours. Smithsonite is named after James Smithson, the founder of the Smithsonian Institution. |
| ![Sodalite Healing Energies]() | Sodalite promotes idealism and the search for internal and external truth. It encourages staying true to your convictions and frees from restrictive ideas. Sodalite is beneficial for the throat, larynx and vocal cords, lowers blood pressure and stimulates the absorption of fluids.
Photo shows a Sodalite heart.
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|  | Spectrolite promotes acknowledging strengths and using them for the highest good. It aids relationships of all kinds. Spectrolite reduces tension and brings a sense of hope and optimism. It aids restful sleeping and is beneficial for autonomic nervous system.
Photo shows a fabulous part-polished Finnish Spectrolite rough rock. |
|  | Spinel is a potent healing crystal for all levels and layers. It facilitates the removal of blockages, activates the new positive energies and renews tired or worn out cells. Spinel helps us to face challenges and to see the positive in people and situations.
Photo shows a Clear Spinel gem. |
|  | Blue Spinel aids expression and creativity in any way. It is an excellent detoxifier.
Photo shows blue Spinel crystals on a Calcite matrix. |
|  | Red Spinel increases willpower, motivation, competitiveness and the will to survive.
Photo shows pink Spinel rough rock. |
| ![Spinel Mineralogy]() | Spinel has the chemistry: MgAl2O4 Magnesium Aluminium Oxide and belongs to the mineral class Oxides, Spinel group. Often, Spinel is mistaken for, or replaces, Ruby. The two minerals are chemically similar, Ruby being aluminium oxide, whilst Spinel has magnesium in addition, and both obtain their red colouring from Chromium.
Typically, Spinel forms in octahedrons, however it is known for a rarer, complex type of twinning to which it lends its name, the Spinel Twin Law. Crystals are transparent to translucent and sometimes nearly opaque. Spinel is commonly red and more rarely green, blue, purple, brown or black. Associated minerals include Calcite, Dolomite, Corundum and Garnets. |
|  | Staurolite promotes connection to the ancient wisdom of the Middle East. It unites and balances all the levels of the body. It reduces symptoms of stress, depression and grief. It is very helpful in releasing the body from addictions, particularly smoking. It reduces growths and fevers and aids healing the cell structure.
Photo shows classic Staurolite on matrix. |
|  | Stibnite gives a powerful loving energy, aiding creativity and intuitive actions. It is a strong activator for the heart chakra and helps to ground this energy to the Earth plane. It enhances astral work, aiding astral projection and protecting the astral body during its journey. Stilbite helps strengthen ligaments and remove toxins from the body. It helps rejuvenate the taste buds.
Photo shows Stibnite crystal clusters.
Stibnite has the chemistry Sb2S3, Antimony Sulphide and belongs to the mineral class Sulphides. Stibnite is named after the Greek stimmi or stibi meaning antimony and the Latin stibium.
Stibnite crystal habits include prismatic (similar to slender prisms), striated with parallel lines on the crystals surface, bladed or acicular that may be bent or curved due to twinning, and granular as anhedral or subhedral crystals in matrix. The crystals are opaque, lustre is metallic and the crystal system is orthorhombic. Stibnite ranges in colour through lead-grey, steel-grey to black.
Minerals associated with Stibnite include Quartz, Calcite, Gold and Arsenopyrite. Well-known locations where the mineral is found include China, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Peru and South Africa. |
|  | Stichtite brings a sense of peace and calm, both to the Self and the environment. It supports you in being true to your self and living your life in accordance to your 'contract'. It eases the transition of the heart chakra from the lower vibrations of the colour of green to the higher ones of pink, which is pivotal in developing the Self. Stichtite benefits teeth and gums and repairs the elastic function of the skin after it has been stretched (e.g. childbirth, weight loss). It is helpful for children said to have ADHD or similar dis-eases.
Photo shows lovely lavendar Stichtite rough rock. |
|  | Stilbite gives a powerful loving energy, aiding creativity and intuitive actions. It is a strong activator for the heart chakra and helps to ground this energy to the Earth plane. It enhances astral work, aiding astral projection and protecting the astral body during its journey. Stilbite helps to strengthen ligaments and to remove toxins from the body. It helps rejuvenate the taste buds.
Photo shows a Stilbite cluster.
Stilbite has the chemical formula NaCa2Al5Si13O36 -14H2O, Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminum. It is a member of the mineral class Silicates, sub-class Tektosilicates and the group Zeolites. Stilbite's structure is typical of a Zeolite that allows large ions and molecules to reside and to travel into and out of the crystal structure. This structure contains rings of Alumino-Silicate tetrahedrons oriented in one direction and this is what produces Stilbite's prominent pinacoid faces with their unique lustre and its perfect cleavage.
Stilbite commonly forms crystals inside the petrified bubbles (vesicles) of volcanic rocks that have undergone some metamorphism. Occasionally Stilbite may display a rare formation of crystals that aggregate together to form a structure resembling a wheatsheaf with several crystals stacked parallel to each other and fanning out at the top and bottom whilst the middle remains thin. Sometimes cruciform twinning occurs. Typically, its crystals have a pearly lustre and a hint of pink.
Other minerals associated with Stilbite are Apophyllite, Babingtonite, Calcite, Heulandite, Natrolite, Quartz and other Zeolites. Stilbite occurs in several locations including India, Scotland, Iceland, and Canada. |
|  | Strombolite facilitates connecting to the Higher Self and deepens understanding of our purpose in this life. It encourages making positive changes in all aspects of life to fulfil this purpose. It brings a sense of renewal, energy and focus. Strombolite lifts the mood; filling the mind and the emotions with positive energies. It reduces the symptoms of all forms of neurosis and is beneficially for the functioning of the lungs, brain, muscles and cardiovascular system.
Photo shows a Strombolite pendant. |
|  | Stromatolite has an ancient and earthy energy that facilitates communication with ancient civilisations and deities, and those from the Otherworld. For some people, it can become a gateway to accessing the Akashic records. It aids past life recall and accessing the root beginnings of beliefs and behaviours. It breathes life into new endeavours and increases motivation and determination. It helps the recovery from chronic illness, and encourages cellular regeneration. It is beneficial to the circulatory system, lungs, blood flow, and particularly the pineal gland.
Photo shows a natural Stromatolite tile.
Stromatolites are named from the Greek words stroma meaning mattress, bed or stratum and lithos meaning rock. They were built by living microorganisms, especially cyannobacteria, (primitive organisms lacking a cellular nucleus know as prokaryotes) that thrived in warm aquatic environments and built reefs, similar to today's coral. Cyannobacteria were the dominant life form on Earth for over 2 billion years and it is thought that their photosynthetic activity began to produce and supply oxygen into the atmosphere 3,500 to 2,500 million years ago! They released mucus from their cell and caught fine granules of minerals suspended in seawater. The granules with calcium carbonate dissolved in seawater and produced a thin layer of sediment or calcium carbonate deposition, resulting in the Stromatalite formation. Fossil Stromatolites constitute the earliest record of life on Earth and can be traced back 3.5 billion years to the early Archean eon. Although now nearly extinct, Stromatolites are still forming today in a few places, including Antartica, Australia and England. |
|  | Sturmanite aids communication at all levels. It reduces feelings of anxiety and stress by providing a sense of 'que sera' and 'go with the flow'. It increases confidence and self-belief and is grounding. Sturmanite is beneficial for the skeletal and circulatory systems.
Photo shows a super yellow Sturmanite cluster.
Sturmanite has the chemistry Ca6(Fe, Al, Mn)2(SO4)2(B(OH)4)(OH)12 - 26H2O, Hydrated Calcium Iron Aluminium Manganese Sulphate Tetrahydroxoborate Hydroxide, is in the mineral class Sulphates and group Ettringite. It forms as a precipitate from hydrothermal solutions. In fact, four out of every five atoms in this mineral is either a part of a water molecule or a hydroxide, making this mineral nearly all water!
Sturmanite is a rare and attractive mineral, having bright, well-shaped yellow-orange crystals with a vitreous lustre. Crystal habits include hexagonal prisms terminated by a hexagonal pyramid or a pinacoid, more commonly by both, which may be rounded or flat, acicular, platy and fibrous. It is rare to see crystals more than 0.25 of an inch long. Crystals are transparent to translucent, cleavage is poor and fracture uneven. The crystal system is trigonal, hardness is 2.5 and specific gravity is is very low at 1.8. The streak is pale yellow. Sturmanite is difficult to distinguish from its cousin, Ettringite. Notable Occurrences include the Kuruman District, South Africa. |
|  | Sugilite encourages living your own truth and the facing challenges that brings. It offers protection for those who take on the problems of others, and of falling into difficult times. Sugilite facilitates connecting to your inner child, aids the grieving process and dissolves fears. It reduces pain, harmonises the nerves and brain and helps with motor disturbances (e.g. dyslexia). It reduces nightmares. When used with Moldavite their energies are increased tenfold!
Photo shows a Sugilite palmstone.
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|  | Sulphur encourages happiness, vitality and a love of life. It helps us to respond positively and assertively in previously challenging situations and relationships. Sulphur encourages a constructive view of the Self. DO NOT PLACE IN DRINKING WATER, WATER OR SALT.
Photo shows bright yellow Sulphur.
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|  | Sunstone encourages a belief in good fortune and happiness by bringing out the best of the Self. It has an anti-depressive effect, lifting the mood and increasing self-esteem and confidence. It promotes optimism and motivation. Sunstone facilitates self-healing, stimulates the autonomous nervous system and harmonises the functioning between all the organs.
Photo shows a Sunstone tumblestone. |
|  | Super Seven activates, purifies, balances and energies all the chakras. When used in meditation it facilitates a connection to Home and travelling to it by activating your Merkabah. (Always have a grounding stone to hand). It provides a strong link to your higher self and your inner knowing, which aids making the best decisions and finding the most appropriate solutions. The Super Seven fortifies the immune system, harmonises all the systems of the body, benefits skin and bones and aids internal healing.
Photo shows a superb and rare Super Seven sphere. |
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