This page helps describe what properties Crystals have, where they come from, what they look like and more.
A crystal is a solid body with a geometrically regular shape. Crystals were created as the earth formed and they have continued to metamorphose as the planet itself has changed. Crystals are the earth's DNA, a chemical imprint for evolution. They are miniature storehouses, containing the records of the development of the earth over millions of years, and bearing the indelible memory of the powerful forces that shaped it. Some have been subjected to enormous pressure, others grew in chambers deep underground, some were laid down in layers, others dripped into being - all of which affects their properties and the way they function. Whatever form they take, their crystalline structure can absorb, conserve, focus, and emit energy, especially on the electromagnetic waveband.
Extract taken from "The Crystal Bible - A definitive guide to Crystals, By Judy Hall"
The amount of different crystals that exist is vast, we at Beaded Link wanted to make you aware of some of the properties and different types of crystals there are. Some of the crystals are chipped down and feature regularly in the jewellery, meaning if you believe in their properties the jewellery takes on some of these properties, Luck, Love, Energy and so on.
Below we have listed most of the crystals in existence (that have been discovered so far), not all are featured in our jewellery.
Agate
Colour - Clear or milky white, gray, blue, green, pink, brown, often artificially colouredAppearance - Waxy and soft. usually banded, sometimes translucent with small crystals, various sizes. Often sold as artificially coloured slices that have no additional therapeutic properties
Rarity - Common
Source - United State, India, Morocco, Czech Republic, Brazil, Africa
Blue Lace Agate
Colour - Pale blue with white or darker lines
Appearance - Banded, often small and tumbled
Rarity - Readily available
Source - As Agate
Dendritic Agate
Colour - Clear, brown, green
Appearance - Transparent with fern-like markings, often small and tumbled
Rarity - Readily available
Source - United States, Czech Republic, India, Iceland, Morocco, Brazil
Fire Agate
Colour - Brownish red, orange, blue, green
Appearance - Swirling, luminescent, small stone
Rarity - Obtainable from specialist stores
Source - United States, Czech Republic, India, Iceland, Morocco, Brazil
Moss Agate
Colour - Green, blue, red, yellow, brown
Appearance - Transparent or translucent with branching markings like foliage or moss, often small and tumbled
Rarity - Common
Source - United States, Australia, India
Amazonite
Colour - Blue, greenAppearance - Opalescent with veins, various sizes, sometimes tumbled
Rarity - Common
Source - United States, Russia, Canada, Brazil, India, Mozambique, Namibia, Austria
Amber
Colour - Golden brown or yellow - green is artificially colouredAppearance - Opaque or transparent resin, insects or vegetation trapped inside, various sizes
Rarity - Easily obtained
Source - Britain, Poland, Italy, Romania, Russia, Germany, Myanmar, Dominica
Amethyst
Colour - Purple to lavenderAppearance - Transparent, pointed crystals. May be geode, cluster or single point. All sizes
Rarity - One of the most common crystals
Source - United States, Britain, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, East Africa, Siberia, India
Ametrine
Colour - Purple and yellowAppearance - Transparent crystal, combination of Amethyst and Citrine, often small and tumbled
Rarity - Readily available though obtained from only one mine
Source - Bolivia
Angelite
Colour - Blue and white, sometimes flecked with redAppearance - Opaque and often veined like wings, largish stone
Rarity - Easily obtained
Source - Britain, Egypt, Germany, Mexico,Peru, Poland, Libya
Anhydrite
Colour - Clear, blue, greyAppearance - Long bladed or short crystals, usually on matrix
Rarity - Obtained from specialists stores
Source - Italy
Apatite
Colour - Yellow, green, grey, blue, white, purple, brown, red-brown, violetAppearance - Opaque, sometimes transparent, glassy, hexagonal crystal, various sizes, often tumbled
Rarity - Blue readily available, yellow rare
Source - Mexico, Norway, Russia, United States
Apophyllite
Colour - Clear, White, Green, Yellowish, PeachAppearance - Cubic or pyramidal crystals, may be transparent or opaque, small single crystals to large clusters
Rarity - Readily available
Source - Britain, Australia, India, Brazil, Czech Republic, Italy
Aquamarine
Colour - Green-blueAppearance - Clear to opaque crystal, often small and tumbled or faceted
Rarity - Readily available
Source - United States, Mexico, Russia, Brazil, India, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Pakistan
Aragonite
Colour - White, yellow, gold, green, blue, brownAppearance - Several forms, usually small. Chalky and fibrous or translucent or transparent with distinct protrusions like little sputniks
Rarity - Easily obtained
Source - Namibia, Britain, Spain
Atacamite
Colour - Deep turquoiseAppearance - Tiny crystals on matrix - resembles Chrysocolla
Rarity - Quiet rare but becoming more widely available
Source - United States, Australia, Mexico, Chile
Aventurine
Colour - Green, blue, red, brown, peachAppearance - Opaque, speckled with shiny particles, all sizes, often tumbled
Rarity - Readily available
Source - Italy, Brazil, China, India, Russia, Tibet, Nepal
Azeztulite
Colour - Colourless or whiteAppearance - Clear or opaque quartz with striations, usually small
Rarity - Rare and expensive
Source - North Carolina (one seam, mined out)
Azurite
Appearance - Very small, shiny crystals (not visible when tumbled), often small tumbled stone
Rarity - Easily obtained, often in combination with Malachite
Source - United States, Australia, Chile, Peru, France, Namibia, Russia, Egypt