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Crystals for Calm & Stress Relief

Looking for a calmer day? These crystals are traditionally associated with peace, patience and relaxation. Holding a smooth palm stone and taking slow breaths is a simple, grounding habit.

Crystals are a comforting ritual, not a medical treatment – if stress or anxiety is affecting your life, please speak to a health professional.

Crystals for Calm & Stress Relief

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Amazonite

Sea-green feldspar long linked with calm, clear communication and courage.
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Amethyst

Purple quartz, the February birthstone, famous since ancient Greece as the stone of calm and a clear head.
Ammonite

Spiral fossil shells of sea creatures that lived alongside the dinosaurs – a crystal lore symbol of transfo...
Angelite

Soft sky-blue anhydrite from Peru, loved as a gentle, peaceful stone for calm and communication.
Apophyllite

Glassy, pyramid-shaped crystals from India's volcanic rocks, prized for their sparkle and meditative feel.
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Aquamarine

Sea-blue beryl and March birthstone, traditionally the sailor's stone of calm and courage.
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Aragonite

Earthy calcium carbonate that forms star-shaped clusters and the shimmer of pearls and shells.
Atlantisite

Green serpentine swirled with purple stichtite from Tasmania – a soft, peaceful stone in crystal lore.
Blue Calcite

Soft sky-blue calcite – a gentle crystal lore stone for calm and clear communication.
Blue Chalcedony

Soft, milky sky-blue chalcedony – a gentle stone of calm communication in crystal lore.
Blue Lace Agate

Soft sky-blue agate with delicate lace-like bands – a gentle crystal lore stone of calm communication.
Botswana Agate

Finely banded grey, peach and pink agate from Botswana – a gentle crystal lore stone of comfort.
Celestite

Sky-blue crystals of strontium sulphate, named after the heavens and often found in Madagascar geodes.
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Chalcedony

The soft-glowing microcrystalline quartz behind agate, carnelian and onyx – a stone of calm communication.
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Chrysocolla

Blue-green copper mineral that forms near copper deposits – a gentle stone of communication.
Danburite

Clear, glassy crystals named after Danbury, Connecticut – a calm, high-clarity stone in crystal lore.
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Dendritic Agate

Clear to white chalcedony with fern-like black 'dendrites' – nature's own landscape drawing.
Desert Rose

Rose-shaped clusters of gypsum or baryte crystals that grow in desert sand – nature's stone flowers.
Dolomite

Pearly pink to white saddle-shaped crystals – the mineral that gave the Dolomite mountains their name.
Dumortierite

Denim-blue borosilicate often found in quartz – a crystal lore stone of focus and patience.
Fuchsite

Shimmering green chromium-rich mica – the sparkle inside green aventurine.
Green Calcite

Fresh mint-green calcite – a crystal lore stone of renewal and a fresh start.
Hemimorphite

Soft sky-blue zinc mineral with bubbly, botryoidal surfaces – a gentle crystal lore stone of communication.
Heulandite

Pearly, coffin-shaped zeolite crystals in peach, white and green – a gentle collector's stone from India.
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Howlite

Soft white stone with grey veins, named after a Canadian chemist – a crystal lore favourite for calm and sl...
Hypersthene

Dark grey-brown stone with a coppery shimmer – a grounding stone in crystal lore.
K2 Jasper

Speckled white granite with round blue spots of azurite, from near the mountain K2.
Kambaba Jasper

Dark green stone with black circular patterns, linked to ancient fossil algae – a calming stone of nature.
Kämmererite

Sparkling purple-red chlorite coloured by chromium – a rare collector's stone.
Kunzite

Delicate pink-lilac spodumene named after Tiffany's gemmologist – the 'evening stone' that fades in sunlight.
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Kyanite

Blade-shaped blue crystals with two different hardnesses in one crystal – a stone of alignment in crystal l...
Larimar

Caribbean-blue pectolite found in only one place on Earth – the Dominican Republic.
Lazulite

Deep azure-blue phosphate crystals – a rare, vivid blue collector's stone often confused with lapis lazuli.
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Lepidolite

Lilac lithium mica with a soft sparkle, popular in crystal lore for calm, balance and sleep.
Lodolite (Garden Quartz)

Clear quartz with inclusions that look like tiny gardens and landscapes – a meditative stone.
Magnesite

Chalky white magnesium carbonate with grey veins – often dyed to imitate turquoise.
Mangano Calcite

Soft pink calcite coloured by manganese that glows pink under UV light – a gentle stone of love.
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Moonstone

Feldspar with a floating blue-white glow, June's birthstone and a stone of the moon in many cultures.
Morganite

Soft peach-pink beryl named after banker J.P. Morgan – a gentle stone of love and compassion.
Muscovite (Mica)

Shiny, peelable sheets of mica once used as window glass in Russia – a stone of insight in crystal lore.
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Ocean Jasper

Orb-patterned jasper from Madagascar's coast, whose deposit is reached by boat at low tide.
Okenite

Snowball-like tufts of silky white fibres from India's volcanic basalts – soft to the touch and to the eye.
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Opalite

Glowing milky man-made glass that flashes blue and gold – often confused with opal and moonstone.
Pearl

The only gem made by a living creature – June's birthstone, treasured for its soft glow.
Petrified Wood

Ancient trees turned to stone, cell by cell – including the famous petrified forest on Lesvos, Greece.
Pink Amethyst

Soft pink-lilac geodes from Patagonia – a recent find that has become a modern favourite.
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Pink Opal

Soft, candy-pink common opal from the Andes – a gentle stone of love and calm.
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Prehnite

Soft green, glowing mineral – the first mineral ever named after a person – often dotted with black epidote.
Scolecite

Delicate sprays of white needle crystals from India – a peaceful crystal lore stone for rest.
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Selenite

Luminous gypsum named after the moon – a cleansing stone in crystal lore that must be kept away from water.
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Septarian

Nodules cracked and filled with golden calcite, formed millions of years ago – the 'dragon stone' of crysta...
Seraphinite

Deep green stone with silvery feather-like shimmer, found in Siberia – named after the winged seraphim.
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Serpentine

Snake-skin green minerals formed from Earth's mantle – the same rock that forms Cyprus's Troodos Mountains.
Shattuckite

Deep blue copper silicate from Namibia and Arizona – a vivid cousin of chrysocolla.
Smithsonite

Pastel blue, green and pink zinc carbonate – named after the Smithsonian's founder, with famous specimens f...
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Snow Quartz

Soft white quartz clouded by countless tiny bubbles – the gentle, calming form of quartz.
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Sodalite

Royal blue stone with white veins, once used to decorate a royal residence – a crystal lore stone of logic ...
Stichtite

Lilac-purple mineral from Tasmania, often found in green serpentine – a stone of calm and comfort.
Stilbite

Peachy 'bow-tie' clusters of zeolite crystals from India – a soft, creative stone in crystal lore.
Sugilite

Rich royal-purple stone discovered in Japan and found in gem quality mainly in South Africa.
Tanzanite

Violet-blue gem found in only one small area near Mount Kilimanjaro – a December birthstone discovered in 1...
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Tree Agate

White chalcedony with green tree-like patterns – a gentle crystal lore stone of growth and patience.
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Unakite

Pink and green altered granite named after North Carolina's Unaka Mountains – a stone of balance.
Variscite

Soft apple-green phosphate from Utah, often mistaken for green turquoise – a calming stone.