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Kunzite Tower 6.8cm, Sold as Seen Towers Tali & Loz Crystals

Kunzite Tower | 6.8cm | India

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Raw Thulite 3cm, Sold as Seen

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Twin Tanzanite Gem 60gr, Tanzania Gem Tali & Loz Crystals

Twin Tanzanite Gem | 60g | Tanzania

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Moldavite Tektite - Intuitively Chosen Tektites 0.80 - 0.90 Grams Tali & Loz Crystals

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Kutnahorite Specimen with Pyrite | 5.1cm | Pachapaqui, Peru

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Phenakite 2.73gr - Burma (Myanmar)

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Titanite, Sphene Specimen 1.88gr, Pakistan

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Barite on Malachite | 52mm | Shangulowe Mine, DR Congo

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Phenakite 4.42gr - Burma (Myanmar)

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Shungite Tumblestones 15-25mm

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Rutilated Smoky Quartz with Hematite | 6.5–7 cm | Brazil

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Shungite Beaded Bracelet (Bead Size 0.8cm), Intuitively Chosen

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Malachite Stalactite 83gr , Zaire- Congo Minerals Tali & Loz Crystals

Malachite Stalactite | 83g | Zaire-Congo

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Purpurite Sphere 191gr

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Agni Manitite Tektite Nuggets - Tali & Loz Crystals

Agni Manitite Tektite | approx. 6gr | Java, Indonesia

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Five of Our Favourite Purple Crystals

Did you see or hear about a purple crystal recently that’s perfect for you and your needs, but you didn’t catch what it was called? Or maybe you’re just curious about purple crystals because purple is your favourite colour! Either way, this list of our top 5 purple crystals is sure to help you figure out which one is right for you. Crown Chakra Connection Near enough all purple crystal are connected to the Crown Chakra which is represented by the colours purple/violet, white or gold. This is why most of the purple crystals are for spiritual protection, higher connections, mental focus, energy stabilization, spiritual growth, psychic connection and healing of the heart. Read more on the Crown Chakra and it's connection to the crystals. Amethyst Probably the most popular purple stone there is, Amethyst is ideal for energy protection and higher connection. Its association with the Third Eye and Crown Chakras make it ideal for working with Source Energy and Spiritual Realms as well as developing personal intuition and psychic gifts. Meditate with Amethyst to connect with spirit and your inner knowing, or wear and carry it with you for access to this high level of connection on a daily basis. Amethyst can also be used to work with dreams. Set the intention to receive messages through your dreams and sleep with a small stone under your pillow each night. Start a dream journal and take note of any recurring patterns or themes, as well as messages that may be coming through. Even if you’re not interested in working on a higher spiritual level, Amethyst is a very calming purple crystal that offers energy protection for those who wear or carry it with them. Dissipate anger, manage fear, reduce anxiety and alleviate sadness all with Amethyst by your side. Shop all Amethyst here Lepidolite Often referred to as the stone of transition, the peace stone, or the grandmother stone, Lepidolite is a very special purple crystal indeed. If you need to invite more loving and nurturing energy into your life, this is the stone for you. Helping to calm and heal chaotic emotions is what Lepidolite does best. Meditate with Lepidolite to balance your energy and connect with your higher self, or keep it with you during challenging times (or transitions) to help regulate anxiety and stress that may arise. If you find that your emotions and fears work themselves out in your dreams, try sleeping with Lepidolite under your pillow to help invite more peaceful dreams. On a physical level, Lepidolite is also believed to help regulate the menstrual cycle. So, if you are a person with a period and your experience is less than ideal, you may consider adding this purple crystal to your collection. Shop all Lepidolite here. Purple Scapolite Like Amethyst, Purple Scapolite is also helpful for connecting with higher realms, spirit guides and Divine energy. On the other hand, if you need to uplift your perspective on life, this stone can be very helpful in shifting the way you look at things, plus, how you interpret and understand them. If you’re working with past lives, Purple Scapolite is especially effective for helping you gain new clarity and understanding related to your past life experiences. The vibration of this stone can help clear blockages that you may have been dealing with for lifetimes, especially if those blockages are causing problems for you in this lifetime. Some say that Purple Scapolite can help a person manage and heal from problems that are related to aging (both mental and physical). Additionally, this purple gem helps to balance the masculine and feminine energies within the body. Fluorite Need to transform negative energy into positive energy? Then Fluorite might be the (purple) crystal for you! Fluorite is available in green, blue and purple however the majority is mixture of these where purple is most visible so we added this to our list! Energetic transformation is a gift that Fluorite offers for those who wear, meditate with or keep it around. Use this stone to clear away old and stagnant energies and create space for fresh new energy. Fluorite is great for facilitating healthy changes. Knows as the ‘genius stone’, fluorite promotes a peace of mind and improves mental focus when you place Fluorite in your workspace or living space at home. Use it as an aid to power through a study session or major project at work. As you start to focus on the task at hand, with Fluorite by your side, you may notice that your stress and anxiety begins to melt away. Shop all Fluorite here Purple Kunzite The last purple crystal on our list is Purple Kunzite. This is a joyful stone that’s connected to the Heart Chakra. So if you’re looking for a purple crystal that helps with matters of the heart, then Purple Kunzite is the stone you need. More than just a heart healing stone, Purple Kunzite helps to connect the head with the heart, allowing us to bring more loving kindness into our mental processes. Wear or meditate with this stone if you want to get better at both giving and receiving love, if you need to work through heartache, or even just to help calm the nerves. Anxiety is a condition that often occurs when we see the world through the lens of fear. Using purple Kunzite, you can intentionally work to clear that fear from your mental space and replace it with love. When we see the world with love, life feels much better. Shop all Kunzite Here Final Thoughts Purple crystals are just amazing, great for calming, soothing and nurturing. Equally they are great for higher connections, focus and strong spiritual work. Be sure to program your crystals right for the work you want the crystal to help you with. Read more here on crystal healing 101 here. If you are not sure about which crystal is best suited to you, feel free to reach out to us and we can help you in making a conscious choice about the best-suited crystals. All our crystals are cleansed with sage and bathed in Moonlight before they make their journey to you. Contact us here Love & Light, Laura Related Blog Posts Want to learn more about how crystals can help you heal emotional or physical imbalances? Check out our other Guides: Crystals for Grief and Loss The Seven Chakra Guides Best Crystals for Introverts & How to use them Tigers Eye: For Those Who Seek Balance in Life Crystals and Sacred Geometry Crystals Grids 101 Advanced Crystal Choosing How to Choose the Right Crystals Based on Their Shapes What Are Tektites and How to Use Them for Healing Red Jasper: A Powerful Stone for Grounding and Stabilization Selenite: The Stone of Higher Consciousness

on Jan 06 2023

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Understanding Pleochroism: How Crystal Structure Creates Colour Change in Gemstones

When you rotate certain gemstones in light, something unexpected happens. The colour shifts. A stone that appears blue from one angle shows violet from another, and perhaps a reddish tone from a third. This is not a trick of the light or a surface effect. It is a genuine optical phenomenon built into the internal structure of the crystal itself, and it has a name: pleochroism. Understanding pleochroism adds a new dimension to how you see and appreciate gemstones. It explains why some minerals look different in photographs taken from different angles, why gemstone cutters make deliberate orientation choices before they begin, and why certain minerals are among the most visually dynamic in the natural world. What Pleochroism Is The word pleochroism comes from the Greek roots for more and colours, and it describes precisely what it sounds like: the ability of a gemstone to display different colours when light passes through it along different directions. This happens because of the way light interacts with the internal atomic structure of the crystal. In certain minerals, the crystal lattice is arranged so that light travelling in different directions through the stone encounters different electronic environments. Those different environments absorb different wavelengths of light selectively, and the colour you perceive depends on which wavelengths reach your eye. Change the direction light travels through the crystal, and you change which wavelengths are absorbed, and therefore which colour you see. Why It Only Happens in Certain Minerals Pleochroism is only possible in anisotropic minerals, those whose internal structure is not the same in all directions. When light enters an anisotropic crystal it behaves differently depending on which direction it is travelling, a property known as double refraction or birefringence. Isotropic minerals, which include all minerals crystallising in the cubic system such as Garnet, Spinel, and Diamond, have a perfectly uniform internal structure in every direction. Light passing through them encounters the same environment regardless of angle, so the colour cannot vary with orientation. These minerals cannot display pleochroism. Minerals crystallising in the tetragonal, hexagonal, trigonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic systems are all anisotropic to varying degrees, and many of them display pleochroism as a result. Dichroism and Trichroism Pleochroism takes two forms depending on the crystal system of the mineral. Dichroism describes the display of two distinct colours in two different crystallographic directions. It is seen in minerals belonging to the tetragonal, hexagonal, and trigonal crystal systems, which have one axis of symmetry that is optically distinct from the others. Tourmaline and Kunzite are well-known dichroic minerals. Trichroism describes the display of three distinct colours in three different crystallographic directions. It occurs in minerals belonging to the orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic systems, where all three principal axes are optically distinct from one another. Tanzanite, Iolite, and Andalusite are among the most celebrated trichroic minerals, each capable of showing three clearly different colours in the same crystal. The strength of the effect varies considerably between minerals and even between individual specimens. In some stones it is subtle, appearing as a gentle shift in tone or saturation. In others it is dramatic enough to be immediately visible to the naked eye when the crystal is slowly rotated in natural light. How to Observe Pleochroism The simplest way to observe pleochroism is to hold a transparent or translucent specimen in natural or soft diffused daylight and rotate it slowly, watching for shifts in hue, saturation, or tone. Harsh directional artificial lighting can mask the effect, so daylight or soft indirect light tends to give the clearest results. A dichroscope, a simple optical instrument available from most gemological suppliers, splits the two pleochroic colours of a stone and displays them side by side, making the effect immediately visible and allowing precise identification of the colours present along each axis. This is a standard tool in gemological identification work and is particularly useful where the naked eye effect is subtle or where the stone is too dark or too opaque to show the colour shift clearly under normal observation. In faceted gemstones, the pleochroism is usually less obvious than in rough crystals because the multiple facets present light at many angles simultaneously, blending the pleochroic colours. Rough or simply polished material often demonstrates the effect most clearly. Transparency, Quality, and Whether You Can Actually See It This is worth stating clearly because it is one of the most common sources of confusion when people first encounter pleochroic minerals: pleochroism is only visible if the stone is sufficiently transparent to allow light to pass through it. Opacity blocks the optical interaction entirely. A deeply included, opaque, or very dark specimen may be genuinely pleochroic as a mineral species while showing no visible colour change at all in practice. Iolite is a perfect example. Gem-quality transparent Iolite displays one of the most dramatic trichroic effects in mineralogy, shifting between deep violet-blue, pale yellow, and near-colourless as it is rotated. But dense, heavily included, or opaque Iolite shows none of this. The pleochroism is still a property of the mineral, but without sufficient light transmission it simply cannot express itself. The same principle applies across all pleochroic minerals. A pale, included Tanzanite may show very little colour shift despite being the same mineral species as a vivid, transparent gem-quality stone where the trichroism is immediately dramatic. Translucency helps but full transparency gives the most visible result. This is why pleochroism tends to be discussed primarily in the context of gem-quality material, and why in a collection of mixed quality specimens, only some pieces will demonstrate the effect visibly to the naked eye. A dichroscope can sometimes reveal pleochroism in stones too dark or included for the naked eye to detect it, but even that has limits: genuinely opaque material will not show the effect under any observation method. As a general guide to what to expect by eye across the most commonly collected pleochroic minerals: Clearly visible to the naked eye in good quality material: Tanzanite, Iolite, Andalusite, Alexandrite, Kunzite, Cordierite, strong Tourmaline varieties particularly Indicolite and Paraiba type, Epidote. Visible to the naked eye with attention in decent material, easier with a dichroscope: Aquamarine, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Peridot, Kyanite, Spodumene varieties, Zircon in blue and green colours. Typically requires a dichroscope or is too subtle for reliable naked eye observation: Many Garnet varieties, pale or included Tourmaline, most Calcite varieties, weakly pleochroic specimens of otherwise strongly pleochroic species. Why It Matters for Collectors and Gem Cutters For collectors, pleochroism is part of the optical character of a mineral, as intrinsic to its identity as its hardness or its specific gravity. Minerals like Tanzanite, Iolite, and Andalusite are appreciated specifically because of the colour complexity their pleochroism creates, and understanding the phenomenon allows you to observe and appreciate it deliberately rather than noticing it by accident. For gem cutters, pleochroism is a practical consideration that directly influences cutting decisions. Because the colour of a pleochroic stone varies with orientation, the direction in which the cutter orients the crystal relative to the table facet determines which pleochroic colour will dominate in the finished stone when viewed face-up. In Tanzanite, for example, most cutters orient the stone to show the blue-violet axis face-up and minimise the less desirable reddish-brown axis. In Alexandrite and colour-change minerals, the orientation is chosen to maximise the drama of the colour shift. These are deliberate scientific decisions, not aesthetic ones. Pleochroism as a Diagnostic Tool Beyond its visual interest, pleochroism is a useful diagnostic property in gemological identification. Different minerals display characteristic pleochroic colour combinations that can help distinguish between visually similar stones. Iolite, for example, shows blue, pale yellow, and colourless along its three axes, a combination distinctive enough to make identification straightforward in rough material. Andalusite shows green, red-brown, and yellow-green. Tanzanite shows blue, violet, and red-brown. These pleochroic fingerprints, combined with other physical properties, allow gemologists to identify minerals with confidence even without laboratory equipment. Summary Pleochroism is a natural optical property that reveals how light and crystal structure interact within anisotropic gemstones. It is the reason certain minerals appear to change colour as they are rotated, and it reflects the directional variation in light absorption built into the crystal lattice itself. Whether subtle or dramatic, dichroic or trichroic, pleochroism adds a layer of visual and scientific depth to the minerals that display it, making them dynamic rather than static objects whose full character only reveals itself through movement and observation. As always, our inbox and DMs are open if you would like guidance or simply wish to explore further. Contact us Love, Laura Further Reading Tanzanite: The Gemstone Discovered in 1967 That May Run Out Within Your Lifetime Blue Kyanite: One Mineral, Two Hardnesses, and a Billion Year Story Black Tourmaline: The Mineral That Generates Its Own Electricity Rubellite Tourmaline: A Journey to Emotional Equilibrium Aquamarine: A Gem of Tranquil Beauty and Mystical Heritage Azurite: The Mineral That Coloured Medieval Paintings Chrysoprase: The Nickel-Coloured Chalcedony That Has Decorated Palaces and Cathedrals for Three Thousand Years Malachite: From Ancient Egyptian Cosmetics to the Winter Palace

on Apr 21 2026

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