Andean Opal with what is reported to be Silica with Azurite inclusions

Andean Blue Opal

Peruvian Blue-Green Opal

Best used for:

Peace and calm
Smooth communication
Rediscovery of joy in life

Very good for calming and soothing emotions
Softens the impact of stressful outside influences
Releases trauma from emotional wounds
Smooths communication and allows ideas to flow
Brings enthusiasm, courage, and curiosity
Can help one to ease into sleep

Additional Information:

Opal forms when silica-rich water seeps into cracks and voids within the earth— with evaporation over geological time, through deposition, in the right conditions, it leaves behind what becomes opal
It is a mineraloid (non-crystalline), amorphous hydrated silica (SiO₂•nH₂O) with variable water content usually between 6-10%
Precious (Noble) Opals display the more rare “inner-fire” or play-of-color within the stone
Common Opals are far more plentiful and do not
Pink Opal is a Common Opal formed with the mineral Palygorskite / Attapulgite, a magnesium aluminum phyllosilicate that occurs in a type of clay soil; the Peruvian and Mexican varieties gets its color from small amounts of quinones, organic compounds often found in plants, that enter the stone during formation American and Australian varieties are colored by manganese, where Australian specifically is biogenic in origin, formed from opalized radiolarite, a type of sedimentary rock formed from the skeletal remains of marine planktonic organisms

Availability: Uncommon
Hardness: 5 - 6

Suggested Cleansing Methods: Moonlight, Sage Spray / Energy Spray, Fresh Water
Caution: stone is brittle and prone to cracking, do not expose to heat, extreme temperature changes, harsh cleaning chemicals, no ultrasonic cleaners.
Avoid very low humidity environments.

Azurite

Best used for:

Spiritual expansion
Removing blocks and negativity
Initiating positive transformation

Increases psychic abilities, prophetic dreams and intuition
Helps with the flow of energy in healing
Promotes inspiration, imagination and creativity
Brings mystical knowledge and wisdom
Excellent for deep meditation and relaxation
Removes blocks and dissolves negativity
Stimulates transformation in one’s life
Improves communication by providing balance between our intellectual mind and our emotions

Stones are natural and may differ slightly in appearance from shown example.

✰ This information serves as a quick guide of subjective metaphysical properties for crystals & gemstones formed through personal experience as well as research of historical and cultural customs & practices. Each person is unique and will experience crystals in their own way depending on their life’s experiences.

✰ Crystals and gemstones are tools used for living a more positive life and should be used to empower yourself to transform and grow. We possess within ourselves everything that we need to live life fully. Crystals and gemstones serve as a visual and energetic tool to help us on our path. We should not give our power away to them. They are not meant to be a substitute for medical attention.

Opal (Blue Andean) + "Azurite" 7.5-8mm Bead Bracelet

Quantity

Andean Blue Opal﻿

Peruvian Blue-Green Opal

Andean Blue Opal