Stone Guide

Learn about the physical and metaphysical properties of stones with this guide of stone properties and meanings. 

This is a guide to the stones found on my website and a list of their physical structure, metaphysical symbolism, healing properties, powers, and spiritual meanings.

  • Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Agate is a type of chalcedony mineral that is known for its...  />

    Agate />

  • Agua Nueva Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Agua Nueva Agate is a type of agate that is found in...  />

    Agua Nueva Agate />

  • Amazonite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Amazonite is a semi-precious gemstone that is known for its distinctive blue-green...  />

    Amazonite />

  • Amber - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Amber is a fossilized tree resin that has been valued for its...  />

    Amber />

  • Amethyst - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Amethyst is a purple variety of the mineral quartz, and is one...  />

    Amethyst />

  • Amethyst Lace Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz (SiO2) and owes its violet color...  />

    Amethyst Lace Agate />

  • Amethyst Sage Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Beautiful Amethyst Sage Agate is found in the Bilk Mountain range in Nevada near...  />

    Amethyst Sage Agate />

  • Amygdaloidal Basalt - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Basalt is a dark colored volcanic rock formed from a magma of basic...  />

    Amygdaloidal Basalt />

  • Angelite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Angelite, Anhydrite, or anhydrous calcium sulfate, is a mineral with the chemical formula...  />

    Angelite />

  • Apatite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals, usually referring to hydroxylapatite, fluorapatite and...  />

    Apatite />

  • Apple Valley Lace Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Apple Valley Lace Agate from Morocco is a form of banded Chalcedony,...  />

    Apple Valley Lace Agate />

  • Arizona Onyx Chalcedony - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Onyx primarily refers to the parallel banded variety of the silicate mineral chalcedony. Agate...  />

    Arizona Onyx Chalcedony />

  • Aulocystis Fossil - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Fossils are spiritual stones, deeply connected to the earth, home and the...  />

    Aulocystis Fossil />

  • Aurora Borealis Obsidian - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Obsidian is produced when felsic lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with...  />

    Aurora Borealis Obsidian />

  • Aventurine - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Aventurine is a form of quartz, characterized by its translucency and the presence...  />

    Aventurine />

  • Azurite Malachite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    A member of the Copper family. Azurite Malachite comes in both massive and crystalline...  />

    Azurite Malachite />

  • Banded Chert - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Chert is a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline silica. Chert is...  />

    Banded Chert />

  • Banded Quartz - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Quartz is a mineral composed of silicon and oxygen atoms in a...  />

    Banded Quartz />

  • Basalt - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Basalt is a common extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock formed from the rapid cooling...  />

    Basalt />

  • Big Diggins Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Agate is a rock consisting primarily of cryptocrystalline silica, chiefly chalcedony, alternating...  />

    Big Diggins Agate />

  • Binghamite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Binghamite (also called silkstone and cuyunite) is a type of agate stone...  />

    Binghamite />

  • Binthalya Opal - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Binthalya Opal is a multicolored, pastel opalite with beautiful soft colors.  A sedimentary rock...  />

    Binthalya Opal />

  • Bloodstone - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    The mineral aggregate heliotrope (from Greek ἥλιος, hḗlios “Sun”, τρέπειν, trépein “to...  />

    Bloodstone />

  • Blue Lace Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Agate is a rock consisting primarily of cryptocrystalline silica, chiefly chalcedony, alternating...  />

    Blue Lace Agate />

  • Blue Tide Seam Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Blue Tide seam agate is one of the newest finds in Garut,...  />

    Blue Tide Seam Agate />

  • Botswana Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Botswana Agate is a rock consisting primarily of cryptocrystalline silica, chiefly chalcedony,...  />

    Botswana Agate />

  • Boulder Opal - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Boulder Opal is from Queensland in Australia and is brown in colour,...  />

    Boulder Opal />

  • Brazil Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    The agates from Brazil are mostly mined from decomposed volcanic ash and...  />

    Brazil Agate />

  • Brecciated Opal Jasper - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Form of Brecciated Jasper in which the cementing material is Opal. "Brecciated"...  />

    Brecciated Opal Jasper />

  • Brekian Jasper - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Jasper, an aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or chalcedony and other mineral phases,...  />

    Brekian Jasper />

  • Bristlecone Pine Oolytic Limestone - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Oolytic limestone Fossil Algae is from the from White Inyo Mountains north of...  />

    Bristlecone Pine Oolytic Limestone />

  • Butterfly Jasper - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Butterfly Jasper is a stone that is mined in Mexico. It is...  />

    Butterfly Jasper />

  • Cactus Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Agate is a rock consisting primarily of cryptocrystalline silica, chiefly chalcedony, alternating...  />

    Cactus Agate />

  • Caddis Fly Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Caddis Fly Agate is the fossilized eggs of the caddis fly that...  />

    Caddis Fly Agate />

  • Cady Mountains Moss Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Moss Agate is a semi-precious gemstone formed from silicon dioxide. It is a form...  />

    Cady Mountains Moss Agate />

  • Cady Mountains Seam Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Seam Agate is a rock consisting primarily of cryptocrystalline silica, chiefly chalcedony, alternating...  />

    Cady Mountains Seam Agate />

  • Chalcedony - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Chalcedony is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths...  />

    Chalcedony />

  • Chalcedony Seam Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Chalcedony is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths...  />

    Chalcedony Seam Agate />

  • Chalcopyrite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Chalcopyrite  is a copper iron sulfide mineral and the most abundant copper...  />

    Chalcopyrite />

  • Champagne Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Champagne Agate or Pink Amethyst Agate is a rock consisting primarily of...  />

    Champagne Agate />

  • Charoite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Charoite (K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·H2O) is a rare silicate mineral, first described in 1978 and named...  />

    Charoite />

  • Cherry Creek Jasper - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Jasper, an aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or chalcedony and other mineral phases,...  />

    Cherry Creek Jasper />

  • Chert - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Chert is a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline silica. It occurs...  />

    Chert />

  • Chert with Chalcedony - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Chert is a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline silica. Chalcedony is...  />

    Chert with Chalcedony />

  • Chevron Amethyst - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Chevron Amethyst is a crystal mixture with white Quartz that can be...  />

    Chevron Amethyst />

  • Chrysocolla - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Chrysocolla is a hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral with formula: Cu2−xAlx(H2−xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x<1)or (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O....  />

    Chrysocolla />

  • Chrysoprase - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Chrysoprase is a silicon dioxide mineral that that belongs to the chalcedony group...  />

    Chrysoprase />

  • Citron Chrysoprase - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Chrysoprase is a silicon dioxide mineral that that belongs to the chalcedony...  />

    Citron Chrysoprase />

  • Cladopora Fossil - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Cladopora is a type of fossilized coral that can be found in...  />

    Cladopora Fossil />

  • Cobaltite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Cobaltite is derived from the German, Kobold, which means "underground spirit".  It is...  />

    Cobaltite />

  • Colla Wood Petrified Wood - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Good for grounding and stabilizing one's emotions. Particularly useful in calming survival-based...  />

    Colla Wood Petrified Wood />

  • Copper Ore - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Within the state of Michigan, copper is found almost exclusively in the western...  />

    Copper Ore />

  • Crazy Lace Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Agate is a rock consisting primarily of cryptocrystalline silica, chiefly chalcedony, alternating...  />

    Crazy Lace Agate />

  • Crinoid Fossil - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Crinoids are marine animals that make up the class Crinoidea of the echinoderms (phylum Echinodermata). The...  />

    Crinoid Fossil />

  • Dalmatian Stone - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Dalmatian Stone is a form of Granite containing potassium feldspar, plagioclase feldspar, quartz,...  />

    Dalmatian Stone />

  • Datolite Skarn - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Datolite Skarn is a Calcium Boron Silicate Hydroxide that occurs in fine...  />

    Datolite Skarn />

  • Deer Creek Fire Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Deer Creek Fire Agate is a high quality fire agate gemstone.  The fire...  />

    Deer Creek Fire Agate />

  • Dendritic Opalite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O); its water content...  />

    Dendritic Opalite />

  • Dinosaur Bone - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    The unique pattern and different colors in dinosaur bone are caused by...  />

    Dinosaur Bone />

  • Dumortierite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Dumortierite is a fibrous variably colored aluminium boro-silicate mineral, Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3. Dumortierite crystallizes...  />

    Dumortierite />

  • Emerald in Quartz - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Emerald is a precious gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl...  />

    Emerald in Quartz />

  • Epidote - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Epidote is a calcium aluminium iron sorosilicate mineral commonly prismatic in habit,...  />

    Epidote />

  • Epidote in Quartzite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Epidote is an abundant rock-forming mineral, but one of secondary origin. It occurs...  />

    Epidote in Quartzite />

  • Eudialyte - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Eudialyte, whose name derives from the Greek phrase Εὖ διάλυτος eu dialytos,...  />

    Eudialyte />

  • Favosite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Favosites or Charlevoix Stone is an extinct genus of tabulate coral characterized by polygonal...  />

    Favosite />

  • Feldspar - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Feldspar is the name given to a group of minerals distinguished by...  />

    Feldspar />

  • Feldspar and Mica - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Feldspar is the name given to a group of minerals distinguished by...  />

    Feldspar and Mica />

  • Feldspar Granite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Feldspar Granite is a felsic igneous rock and a type of granite...  />

    Feldspar Granite />

  • Feldspar in Basalt - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Feldspars crystallize from magma as veins in both intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks...  />

    Feldspar in Basalt />

  • Fiber Optic Glass - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    This a synthetic (man-made) stone is composed of a substance known as...  />

    Fiber Optic Glass />

  • Fluorite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is the mineral form of calcium fluoride, CaF2....  />

    Fluorite />

  • Flower of Peach Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Flower of Peach or Flor de Durazno Lace Agate is a rock...  />

    Flower of Peach Agate />

  • Flowering Tube Onyx - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Onyx is a stone with chemical formula SiO2 which means that it belongs...  />

    Flowering Tube Onyx />

  • Fordite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Fordite, also known as Detroit agate or Motor City agate, is old...  />

    Fordite />

  • Fossil Hash - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Hash fossils are not actually one fossil, they are many fossils in...  />

    Fossil Hash />

  • Fuchsite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Fuchsite, also known as chrome mica, is a chromium (Cr) rich variety...  />

    Fuchsite />

  • Gabbro - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Gabbro is a phaneritic (coarse-grained), mafic intrusive igneous rock formed from the...  />

    Gabbro />

  • Gary Green Larsonite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Gary Green Larsonite, also referred to as "petrified bog wood" is a...  />

    Gary Green Larsonite />

  • Glass Buttes Fire Pit Obsidian - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Located about halfway between the towns of Bend and Burns in eastern...  />

    Glass Buttes Fire Pit Obsidian />

  • Glass Buttes Spiderweb Obsidian - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Located about halfway between the towns of Bend and Burns in eastern...  />

    Glass Buttes Spiderweb Obsidian />

  • Gneiss - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    A common distributed type of rock formed by high-grade regional metamorphic processes from pre-existing...  />

    Gneiss />

  • Gneiss and Feldspar - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Feldspars crystallize from magma as veins in both intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks...  />

    Gneiss and Feldspar />

  • Goldstone - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Goldstone is a type of glittering glass made in a low-oxygen reducing...  />

    Goldstone />

  • Granite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Granite is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular...  />

    Granite />

  • Green Chrome Diopside - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    Diopside is a monoclinic pyroxene mineral with composition MgCaSi2O6. It forms complete solid...  />

    Green Chrome Diopside />

  • Green Moss Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

    A semi-precious gemstone formed from silicon dioxide. It is a form of...  />

    Green Moss Agate