Garnet- Tumbled Stone - Chakra Stone

Garnet is known as a stone of passion. All tumbled stones come in their own organza bag with a slip that gives a brief description of its properties. Size: 75" x .75" to 1.0" x 1.0" Sold as individual pieces Garnet has been long known for balancing the mind and the emotions, bringing the heart and mind into alignment to express the highest, purest essence of love. The word garnet is derived from the Latin, granatum, which means pomegranate, because of its deep red color garnets were thought to resemble the deep red color of the seeds of the fruit. Garnets have been used as far back as 5,000 years ago in Egypt. It was worn by the Celts and is considered a stone of protection. Garnet is a group of silicate minerals. There are several types of garnet that differ in their chemical composition and take on different forms and colors as well as different properties. Most are an aluminum or calcium silicate. Pyrope, almandine, rhodolite, black andradite, grossular, spessartine, and uvarovite are all varieties of garnet. Crystal System: Can be isometric, rhombic, dodecahedron, and/or icositetrahedron. Mohs hardness: 6.5 to 7 Chakra association: Root and sacral and can be solar plexus Element: Earth, Fire Tumbled stones are perfect for keeping in your wallet, your purse, tucked into clothing, crystal healing layouts, in grid work, for meditation, Reiki, wire wrapping jewelry, in elixirs and kept on altars.(when making an elixir ensure that the mineral you are using is not toxic!) Be the change you wish to see in the world. -Mahatma Gandhi-