Gemstone Healing Properties Index
Descriptions of gemstone properties can vary from one source to another. This gemstone healing properties area is a collection of general properties I have found to be helpful and accurate and is designed as a 'quick' reference.
You may wish to look through the individual short descriptions shown below or go directly to a gem page by using the list shown at left for more complete information.
| Malachite |
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Malachite comes in all shades of green with black banding and bullseyes. It is a softer gemstone and is often used for carved objects. It’s especially stimulating for the mind and a good concentration stone to help fix one’s direction for success in practical material matters. A good balancing agent for calming extremes of emotion. |
| Mookaite |
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Mookaite encourages the desire for variety and new experience. It brings a balance between external activities and the internal processing of the impressions that come from those experiences. |
| Moonstone |
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Moonstones soft shimmering lights play over the surface of these white, peach, gray, and clear gems. Always known as a soul stone, it’s considered to be excellent for expressing and attracting love and kindness. |
| Moonstone Faceted |
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Moonstones soft shimmering lights change with movement and illumination. Not as much as the rainbow variety, but it is very noticeable in the gray and lighter shades. Always known as a soul stone, it’s considered to be excellent for expressing and attracting love and kindness. |
| Moonstone-Rainbow |
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Rainbow Moonstone has flashes of electric blue throughout the stone. Good for connecting with the Goddess. |
| Obsidian-Black |
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Black Obsidian is a protective stone, reflecting negativity back to its source. A talisman for travelers to ensure a safe journey both physically, and mentally as one searches within. |
| Obsidian-Green |
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Green Obsidian helps us to understand matters of the heart and seems to balance body, mind and spirit with our emotions. It seems to resolve inner conflict and provide peace. |









