Spinel Octahedron in Marble with garnet
I am surrendering to control and find stability in trust.
A stone to connect you to your sense of balance and control, they urge you to surrender to the processes and challenges you face as a necessary part of the journey. It's time to TRUST!
Unearthed in: Limecrest Quarry, Sparta New Jersey USA
Approximate Size (cm): 5 x 4cm
Treatment: None
Note: This has been sourced from a private collection.
HEALING
A stone to connect you to your sense of balance and control, they urge you to surrender to the processes and challenges you face as a necessary part of the journey. It's time to TRUST!
SCIENCE
Spinels have long been confused for other gemstones throughout history such as Ruby and Sapphire and as a result have been appreciate as such, a lower desirable and cheaper alternative to some of the worlds most coveted gems. Overtime the industry has grown to appreciate them for their depth of colour, higher clarity and affordability as sources for other fine material becomes rarer and way out of many people's budget.
Crystal System: Cubic
CRYSTAL CARE
Although crystals have survived hundreds of thousands to millions of years (wow) in our earth they are still delicate and must be treated with TLC.
MOHs hardness: 7.5 - 8
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OUR ETHICS
Yes, our crystals are ethically sourced & sold.
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Ethical mining/sourcing refers to the conditions in which a crystal is unearthed and the people and/or businesses that do it. Whilst a mineral may be sourced ethically from the earth, many stones are sent to factories in other countries for cutting and polishing into spheres and generators.
The label of ethics also applies to the selling and consumer purchasing.
Crystals must be correctly identified, certified as natural with any treatments disclosed. Too often crystals are lab grown or treated in a lab and sold as natural. This is incredibly important to us (and our in-house gemmologist) so each piece is tested and certified and accompanied by and authenticity card.
We pride ourselves on our crystal ethics, from earth to home.