Joanna May
Lavender Rose Healing

Iolite is a magnesium aluminium silicate and is also known by its other name of Cordierite. Iolite can be recognised by its strong...

Azurite is a carbonate mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits. It is unstable in open air where further weathering may change its chemical structure to that of malachite (known as pseudomorph). You can see from the photograph of my piece of Azurite that it has markings of lighter colour. It is also not compatible with water, so do not cleanse azurite by washing it or leaving it out in the rain. Azurite is associated with the third eye chakra (some authors also

Lapis lazuli is made up of the blue minerals Lazurite & Sodalite along with white Calcite and Pyrite, the gold sparkle seen in this crystal. If there is a lot of calcite then the crystal will be a paler blue and this has been given the name Denim Lapis. Lapis lazuli is associated with the 3rd eye and also the throat. It is one of the oldest spiritual stones, being used to stimulate psychic abilities and intuition. It expands awareness and helps in connecting with ones higher