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...

  • Agua Nueva Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Amazonite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Amber - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Amethyst - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Amethyst Lace Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Amethyst Sage Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Amygdaloidal Basalt - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Angelite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Apatite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Apple Valley Lace Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Arizona Onyx Chalcedony - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Aulocystis Fossil - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Aurora Borealis Obsidian - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Aventurine - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Azurite Malachite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Banded Chert - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Banded Quartz - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Basalt - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Big Diggins Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Binghamite - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Binthalya Opal - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Bloodstone - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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

  • Blue Lace Agate - Stone Treasures by the Lake

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