Amazonite With Spessartine/Garnet Polished Point

USD $36.00

SKU: P3874

This Amazonite With Spessartine/ Garnet Polished Point has amazing rich color and amazing energy! Known as the “hope” stone, the Amazonite crystal is an excellent manifestation tool, especially when you incorporate its energy into daily meditation practice. Plus the polished look helps intensify the dazzling colors and patterns of the cut point. A white photo has been included to help better gauge color. This specimen is in excellent condition.

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Specimen Details
Weight 4.16 oz’s – 118 g
Dimensions 3.567″ x 1.516″ tall/wide (9.060 x 3.852 cm’s)
Country of Origin Brazil

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Amazonite Origins & Background

Amazonite is a green to blue-green variety of Microcline Feldspar, prized for its calm “watery” color and natural internal textures. Despite its name, Amazonite is not sourced from the Amazon River — the name is widely believed to have come from early historical associations and trade myths rather than a true locality connection.

Notable Amazonite sources include Colorado (USA), Brazil, Madagascar, Russia, Namibia, India, and China. Different localities can show distinct color tones, translucency, and patterning (from soft mint-green to deeper blue-green).

Many pieces show white streaking, grid-like patterning, or “lattice” textures. These features are commonly linked to natural structural intergrowths/exsolution (often involving Albite within Microcline) and are a key part of Amazonite’s character.

Amazonite has a long history of ornamental use — including jewellery and carved objects in ancient cultures. It has often been associated (symbolically) with courage, truth, and personal protection in historical and folkloric traditions.

Amazonite does not form pointed, terminated crystals like Quartz. Instead, it typically occurs as blocky or massive feldspar with smooth cleavage faces. Polishing often highlights its internal textures and soft, glassy-to-pearly sheen.

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Amazonite Geological Information

Amazonite is a variety of Microcline Feldspar (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) and belongs to the feldspar mineral group — one of the most abundant mineral families in Earth’s crust.

It forms primarily in granitic pegmatites, where slow cooling allows large crystals to develop. These environments commonly produce other well-known minerals such as Quartz, Tourmaline, and Beryl.

Amazonite shows two perfect cleavage directions that intersect at nearly right angles. This is why feldspar often has smooth flat faces — and also why it can chip or break along natural planes if struck.

Its characteristic color is linked to a complex interaction involving trace lead, water content, and the internal ordering of the feldspar structure, stabilized over geological time. This combination produces Amazonite’s distinctive “still water” appearance.

Common Geological Occurrences

  • Granitic pegmatites
  • Coarse-grained igneous environments
  • Association with Quartz, Albite, and Smoky Quartz

Physical Properties

Property Value
Mineral Species Microcline Feldspar (Amazonite)
Chemical Formula KAlSi₃O₈
Crystal System Triclinic
Hardness (Mohs Scale) 6 – 6.5
Luster Vitreous to pearly
Transparency Opaque to translucent
Cleavage Two directions, nearly 90°
Fracture Uneven to brittle
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Amazonite Crystal Care & Ownership Advice

⚠️ Sunlight & Heat:
Amazonite is generally stable in indirect light, but prolonged exposure to intense sunlight may cause gradual dulling over long periods. For best longevity, display in filtered or ambient light.

✋ Handling:
Because Amazonite has feldspar cleavage, it can chip or fracture if struck sharply. Handle gently, especially polished points, edges, and slab corners.

🧼 Cleaning:
Clean with lukewarm water and a soft cloth or soft brush. Avoid harsh chemicals or acidic cleaners. Ultrasonic cleaners can stress internal planes and are best avoided.

📦 Storage & Display:
Store Amazonite away from harder stones (like Quartz) that can scratch it. If you’re keeping multiple pieces together, use a soft pouch or padding between items to protect edges and faces.

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Amazonite Metaphysical Properties

Amazonite is often regarded as a stone of truth, calm communication, and emotional balance. It supports those moving through periods of change by helping the nervous system “unclench,” easing that on-edge feeling, and encouraging a steadier internal state.

It helps facilitate emotional growth and the willingness to find and speak truth, even when that truth may not be warmly received. Many people work with Amazonite when navigating boundaries, integrity, or emotionally charged conversations, because it encourages calm honesty rather than reactive intensity.

Amazonite is also used to amplify and enhance life-force energy, helping the body make better use of “newly available” energy during growth phases — especially when emotional shifts arrive faster than the physical system can comfortably process.

How to Use Amazonite Day-to-Day

  • For honest communication: keep Amazonite in your pocket on days you need courage to speak clearly and kindly.
  • For emotional steadiness: place it near your workspace to reduce nervous tension and support grounded presence.
  • For integration during change: hold it during breathwork, journaling, or quiet reflection when you’re processing a transition.

Meditation method: Meditate with Amazonite by visualizing its blue-green color being gently breathed into your heart region. Many also extend this visualization into the throat area to support calm, truthful expression.

In essence, Amazonite is a beautiful energy that brings to mind the phrase: still waters run deep. There is often far more strength and truth in this stone than a quick glance suggests.

Amazonite Crystal Pairings & Synergy

Amazonite is most often paired with stones that support clear communication, emotional balance, and grounded truth.

It works particularly well alongside:

Clear Quartz — to amplify intention and bring clarity to communication work involving Amazonite. Clear Quartz helps focus and strengthen whatever emotional or mental work Amazonite is supporting.

Rose Quartz — to soften emotional expression and encourage compassion when speaking personal truths. This pairing is often chosen when honesty needs to be balanced with care and empathy.

Smoky Quartz — to provide grounding and energetic stability. Smoky Quartz helps anchor Amazonite’s emotional and communicative energy into practical, real-world action. Please note: Smoky Quartz often forms with Amazonite, so is closely aligned with Amazonite, creating a natural synergy between the two.

Amazonite is also frequently paired with Throat- and Heart-centered stones, such as Blue Lace Agate or Green Aventurine, by those who work intentionally with communication, boundaries, and emotional processing.

Amazonite Cleansing & Charging — Safe Methods First

⚠️ Important: “Energetic cleansing” practices should never damage the crystal. If a method risks etching, dulling, staining, or stressing the mineral, choose a dry alternative instead.

Avoid salt water.
Amazonite is generally water-safe for quick rinsing, but prolonged soaking (and especially salt) can stress natural cleavage planes and may dull polish over time.

Generally safer cleansing options (crystal-friendly):

  • Smoke / smudging: pass through incense, sage, palo santo smoke (avoid heavy soot on delicate surfaces).
  • Sound: singing bowl, bell, tuning fork, ting-sha.
  • Moonlight: a gentle overnight method (avoid dew on water-sensitive stones).
  • Intention / visualization: breathwork, meditation, prayer, Reiki—no physical contact required.
  • Dry cleansing: brown rice (keep crystals dry and brush off dust after).
  • Selenite plate / wand: a popular “dry” option for those who use it (no water involved).

If you’re unsure: choose sound or intention—they’re the lowest-risk methods for the physical mineral.

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Garnet Origins & Background

Garnet is a large and diverse family of minerals rather than a single species. It has been used by humans for thousands of years as a gemstone, talisman, and tool of vitality due to its deep colors and durable structure.

Garnet most commonly appears in shades of deep red, wine, and burgundy, though green, orange, brown, and even color-changing varieties exist depending on composition. Historically, Garnet has been associated with vitality, protection, and grounded power, making it a long-standing favorite across cultures.

Major sources of Garnet include Inner Mongolia, India, Africa, Brazil, Madagascar, Russia, and the United States. Garnet may form as well-defined crystals, rounded nodules, or massive material embedded in host rock.

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Garnet Geological Information

Garnet refers to a group of silicate minerals that share a common crystal structure but vary in chemical composition. Garnets crystallize in the isometric (cubic) crystal system and commonly form dodecahedral or trapezohedral crystals.

Garnet typically forms in metamorphic rocks such as schist and gneiss, as well as in some igneous and sedimentary environments. Its hardness and resistance to weathering allow Garnet to persist long after surrounding material has eroded.

Physical Properties

Property Value
Mineral Group Garnet Group
Chemical Composition Complex silicates (varies by type)
Crystal System Isometric (Cubic)
Hardness (Mohs Scale) 6.5–7.5
Luster Vitreous to resinous
Transparency Transparent to opaque
Common Forms Dodecahedrons, nodules, massive

Structural Notes

Because of its hardness and stability, Garnet is both a durable gemstone and an industrial abrasive. These same qualities contribute to its strong grounding presence when worked with energetically.

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Garnet Crystal Care & Ownership Advice

⚠️ Handling:
Garnet is relatively durable, but sharp crystal edges can chip if struck. Handle with reasonable care.

🧼 Cleaning:
Water-safe for brief rinsing. Avoid prolonged soaking if fractures or inclusions are present. Dry thoroughly.

☀️ Light:
Light-stable under normal conditions.

📦 Storage & Display:
Store separately from softer stones. Garnet can be safely displayed or carried with minimal concern.

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Garnet Metaphysical Properties

Garnet is traditionally associated with vitality, manifestation, and grounded life force. It brings light and activation into the lower chakras, helping to stabilize the subtle bodies while encouraging forward movement in the physical world.

Lower Chakra Activation & Balance

Garnet is commonly worked with to:

  • Activate and balance the Root and Sacral chakras
  • Stabilize the subtle bodies
  • Anchor intention into physical reality

This makes Garnet particularly useful when motivation, drive, or embodiment is needed.

Manifestation & Focused Intention

Garnet is traditionally regarded as a powerful manifestation stone. During meditation, it is often described as acting like an “index” or reference point—helping the mind quickly locate the information, insight, or direction that is most relevant.

Practical Exercise — Manifestation Index Meditation

  • Hold Garnet in the dominant hand or place it at the lower abdomen.
  • Formulate a clear, practical intention.
  • Allow thoughts to organize naturally.
  • Notice which ideas or steps feel most immediate and relevant.

This practice emphasizes efficiency and clarity rather than effort.

Self-Esteem, Confidence & Life Engagement

Garnet is traditionally associated with strengthening self-esteem and personal confidence. By reinforcing one’s sense of worth and presence, it supports the manifestation of what is genuinely needed rather than what is merely desired.

It is also known as a stone that encourages stepping out of the shell and engaging more fully with life.

Physical & Energetic Associations (Traditional)

In traditional crystal systems, Garnet is associated with cleansing the blood and supporting the liver and kidneys. When used symbolically or energetically, it is also linked with vitality, circulation, and life force. These associations are energetic and symbolic rather than peer reviewed medical claims.

Grounding & Sexual Vitality

Garnet is traditionally associated with healthy sexual energy and embodied pleasure, helping bring balance and confidence to physical expression without excess or suppression.

Garnet Crystal Pairings & Synergy

Garnet pairs especially well with grounding and stabilizing stones.

It works beautifully alongside
Black Tourmaline
for deep grounding,
Hematite
for anchoring intention,
and
Clear Quartz
to amplify manifestation.

Garnet Cleansing & Charging — Active & Grounded

⚠️ Important:
Garnet carries strong, active energy and benefits from grounding between uses.

Recommended crystal-safe options:

  • Earth contact: place on soil or near plants (not buried).
  • Sound: low, steady tones.
  • Moonlight: overnight exposure.

Summary

Garnet is a stone of grounded vitality, manifestation, and confident embodiment. By balancing the subtle bodies, energizing the lower chakras, and sharpening focus during meditation, it supports purposeful action, healthy self-esteem, and a fuller engagement with life.

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