GEMSTONE MEANING

Agate:
Agate Colors: almost any color from white, grey-blue, violet, red, orange, yellow, brown and black, depending upon the minerals that are embedded in them.
Agate Gemstone Meanings: Agates are power stones that have properties of protection and energy. They have the variety and versatility typical of a Gemini personality. Other characteristics and meanings of Agate are:
Bring calmness and tranquillity
Reduce anxiety and effects of Stress
Improve communication – including confidence in public speaking
Build self esteem
Stimulate creativity
Prevent insomnia and promotes improved quality of sleep
Attract good fortune
Assist with concentration – especially for analytical work
Blue Agate: Tranquility, confidence, intuition and development of spirituality
Moss Agate: Helps expand the mind, opens up new friendship, appreciation of nature, brings a sense of balance into one’s life
 
Amethyst:
Amethyst color: Purple
Amethyst Gemstone Meanings: Historically seen as a gemstone for spirituality and serenity, the Amethyst is considered helpful for the following:
Improving mood and energy
Attracting love and happiness
Finding spiritual guidance
Overcoming insomnia and improving quality of sleep
Conquering addictions – especially to alcohol
Promoting a sense of peace and healing
 
Aquamarine:
Aquamarine Colors: Light blue and blue-greens
Aquamarine Gemstone Meanings: The cool blue colors of the Aquamarine truly reflect its qualities. The Aquamarine is considered helpful for:
Calming and overcoming fears and phobias
Uplifting mood from depression to cheerfulness
Keeping focused in order to achieve success
Improving communication between couples
Maximising love and fidelity in relationships
Enhancing knowledge and insight
Protection from the sea – the Aquamarine was historically used by sailors and believed to be the stone of mermaids.
 
Beryl:
Beryl Colors: These Beryls form a family of other gemstones such as: the Emerald, the Aquamarine and others such as the Helidor (also known as Golden Beryl), Morganite (that is a pink Beryl), Cat’s Eye (a Chrysoberyl) and many others. Beryls therefore comprise just about every color.
Beryl Gemstone Meanings: See specific gemstones such as Emeralds and Aquamarines for their meanings. Otherwise, Beryls generally have been considered to possess the following qualities:
Enhances the personal charm of the wearer
Increases the intellect
Create energy – including healing energy
Protection from harm when traveling
Assists in fighting battles and legal matters
Morganite: Helps create a positive attitude when under stress, enables feelings of peace and joy, provides clarity of thought
Bloodstone:
Bloodstone Colors: Dark Green with red splashes of Red Jasper
Bloodstone Gemstone Meanings: The Bloodstone is also known as Heliotrope – a name which is derived from the Greek Helios and means the “Stone of the Sun”. The Red Jasper within the stone was believed by ancient civilisations to be symbolic of the rays of the sun setting over the sea. Other beliefs for the Bloodstone include:
Helps reduce conflict and protect against the “evil eye” of others
Provides courage to wearer to overcome difficulties – has been known as the “Hero’s Gemstone”
Increases endurance – Greek and Roman athletes wore bloodstone
Improves creativity
De-toxifies the body, strengthens immunity system
Also known as the “Martyr’s Stone” and worn as a sign of Christian Faith – due to the Red Jasper within the stone symbolising the blood of Christ.
Note: Readers thinking that the Bloodstone is not the least bit romantic for their loved one should consider gemstones for the two zodiac signs that fall into the month: Aries (March 21st – April 19th) that has a diamond as its gemstone – and you don’t get more romantic than that! Or, Taurus (April 20th – May 20th) that has Sapphire – known as a gemstone of passion!
 
Carnelian:
Carnelian Colors: Red, orange-red and red-brown
Carnelian Gemstone Meanings: Historically, Carnelians have been used as talismans to for good fortune and protection against harm. The Canelians were only worn by people of high social status and it is reputed that the Emperor Napoleon had a Carnelian. Signet rings made from Carnelian were commonly used by Romans in authority for sealing letters with wax. The Carnelian gemstone, therefore has had a long history of being associated with power and the characteristics of powerful people. Some of these qualities are:
An action stone – motivates people to take action to achieve career success
An energy booster – increase of physical strength
Increases sexual energy
Instils confidence and courage
Stimulates creativity
Protects against negative emotions – especially anger
Enhances sociability and emotional warmth
Citrine:
Citrine Colors: Yellows
Gemstone Meanings: Yellow is the color that is symbolic for the intellect and various beliefs about the Yellow Topaz, centre around matters of the mind: Some of these are:
Stimulates the mind and makes it more alert
Helps develop intuition
Promotes creativity
Takes away negative thoughts and brings joy and optimism
Brings confidence and self esteem
Instils self discipline
Assists in spiritual development
Generates abundance, prosperity and career success
Energises and develops physical strength
 
Diamond:
Diamond Colors: Colorless, pink, blue, green, champagne, brown and black
Diamond Gemstone Meanings: Believed by the ancient Greeks to be “splinters of stars fallen to earth from the heavens”, the diamond have been adorning people for many thousands of years. Some of the beliefs include:
They have magical powers
Symbolize love and beauty
Have purity
Enable inner peace and calm
Give courage and invincibility
Build self respect
Bring clarity of thought – for meditation and intellectual pursuits
Provide protection against poisoning
They enhance the power of other gemstones
 
Emerald:
Emerald Color: Green
Emerald Gemstone Meanings: Known for its elegance and exquisite beauty – and considered by some to be the sacred stone of the goddess Venus – the Emerald is believed to possess the following qualities:
Promotes love and romance – and luck with romance
Maximises female fertility
Serenity and tranquillity
Enables clarity of mind – practical insight
Improve memory and focus
Ability to work in harmony and create unity
Development of psychic insight
Optimism and abundance
 
Garnet
Garnet colors: Pink, Purple, Red, Orange, Brown
Garnet Gemstone Meanings: Viewed by some as “Earth” or “Power” stones the Garnet is considered helpful for the following:
Courage, bravery and strength
Developing self esteem
Confidence building – public speaking – improving communication skills
Creating balance, harmony, tranquillity and reducing stress and anxiety
Reducing anger, resentment, acceptance, being able to forgive and move on
Maximising creativity
Improving concentration
Attracting good fortune, abundance and wealth
Pleasant dreams
Protective and healing energy
 
Lapis Lazuli:
Lapis Lazuli Color: Deep blue with gold
Lapis Lazuli Gemstone Meanings: Like the Sapphire, Lapis Lazuli was also viewed by ancient cultures as a gemstone with connections to the sky – being given names such as “Light of the gods”. Lapis Lazuli has been worn by kings and priests for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians used it extensively for jewelry and ornaments. Lapis Lazuli qualities include:
Knowledge and wisdom
Calmness
Love and faithfulness
Passion – the Romans believed that it was an aphrodisiac
Strengthening of physical, mental and psychic powers
Overcomes shyness
 
Moonstone:
Moonstone Colors: milky whites and blues, silver greys, pinks, peach, orange and silvery rainbow – all with lustrous sheens
Moonstone Gemstone Meanings: This mystical looking gemstone has associations with the moon and the goddess Diana. The Moonstone has a history of association with the following meanings:
Helps to calm and balance the emotions
Brings out the “feminine qualities” – gentleness and intuition
Used by gemstone healers for balancing hormone cycles
Enhances passion for couples when worn at full moon
heals damaged relationships and creates new ones
Bestows good fortune upon the wearer
 
Onyx:
Onyx colors: mostly known for its black, black and white or brown and white bands of color – although it can be found in orange, honey and red.
Onyx Gemstone Meanings: A “grounding” stone that has been used for attaining physical and mental strength for power and success. The Onyx is believed to enhance many of the qualities needed for success as a politician or business person. These qualities include:
Acquisition of self mastery and self confidence
Ability to repel negative thinking and negativity of others
Protection from adversaries – wards off the evil eye
Development of stamina and strength
Courage and control
Increased prosperity
Health and happiness
Vigor and constancy
Determination
 
Opals:
Opal Colours:
Opal colors: milky white, creamy yellow, pink, blue and purple iridescent hues
Fire Opal colors: yellow, orange and red – due to the influence of iron oxides
Black Opals: dark grey and dark blue to black – due to the influence of manganese oxides and organic carbon
Opal Gemstone Meanings: These mesmeric gemstones, with transparent or pearly iridescent colors, have been used historically by Australian and North American Shaman for dream work and other visionary healing rituals. Some of the beliefs attributed to Opals are:
White Opals:
A gemstone of God and Angels
Clears negative thoughts and creates positive thinking
A balancing gemstone
Blue and Blue/Green Opals:
For Hope and love
Fulfils wishes
Used by Shaman for its Visionary qualities
A stone of the fairies – to see beyond the physical world
A stone of the mermaids and dolphins
Relaxing
Facilitates restful sleep
Improves communication
Pink Opals:
A stone of hope and love
Lifts and balances the mood
Peace and tranquillity
Heals the emotions
Clairvoyance
Fire Opals:
Passion – raises the passion of love
Creativity – facilitates new ideas
Increases energy and motivation
Supports during times of change
Protects against danger
Helps to increase wealth
Black Opals:
An important good luck stone
Improves sexual attraction
Greater spirituality
Ancient cultures also had a belief that the Opal could make people invisible. This may well have been because the changing nature of the Opals colors looked as if they were disappearing and then re-appearing.
The gemstone also has an association with healing the eye – possibly due to the watery composition of the Opal and it’s similarity to the human eye with its inner watery structure and combination of white and colors within the iris.
 
Pearls:
Pearl Colors: white, cream, peach, pink, silver, gold, grey, purple, blue and black
Pearl Gemstone Meanings: With associations to the moon, because of their lustrous moonlike qualities, Pearls have a history dating back to the times of Cleopatra and St. Augustine.
Meanings for Pearls include:
White pearls: innocence, purity and honesty 
Gold pearls: wealth and prosperity 
Pink and Peach pearls: femininity and love from the heart
Freshwater Pearls: the power of love, wealth, good luck and protection from harm
 
Peridot:
Peridot Color: pale green and olive green
Peridot Gemstone Meanings: The Peridot has been worn by ancient people for centuries. Prized by the Egyptians and believed to be sacred by the early Christians, the Peridot has been a favourite of many famous people in history. A peridot was given by Napoleon to his mistress, Josephine as an expression of his love and it is believed that some of Cleopatra’s famous emeralds were actually Peridots. Peridots are thought to help with the following:
For dreams to become a reality
Attract love and wealth
Promote a positive attitude
Improve quality of sleep
Increases strength and vitality
 
Ruby:
Ruby Color: The best rubies are rich, carmine red
Ruby Gemstone Meanings: Steeped in ancient history, the ruby has been a significant gemstone of choice for kings, priests and warriors. In more recent years the ruby has become a symbol of love and passion and a popular gemstone for engagement rings. Ancient and more recent meanings include:
Develops confidence and self belief
Helps with wise decision making
Protects and gives courage – some ancient cultures believed the ring warned of danger by becoming darker until the danger had passed.
Motivates and lifts mood
Nurtures positive change in one’s life
Passion and fertility
A gemstone for celebrating the 15th and 40th wedding anniversary
 
Sapphire:
Sapphire Colors: blue, pink, yellow, green and colorless
Sapphire Gemstone Meanings: Sapphires have been highly prized by royalty – one of the most famous and iconic sapphires being Princess Diana’s blue sapphire engagement ring.
Blue sapphires were known by the ancients as “celestial gems” because their colors reflected the sky at various times of the day from dawn to sunset. Some of their perceived properties are:
Faithfulness and devotion
Truthfulness
Clarity and perception
Calmness
Pink Sapphires promote:
Passion
Emotional healing
Overcomes shyness
 
Tanzanite:
Tanzanite Colors: Deep blues and purple
Tanzanite Gemstone Meanings: A relatively new gemstone, discovered in the 1960’s, Tanzanite does not have the long history of beliefs and meanings, as many other gemstones do. The Massai tribesmen, who were the first to discover Tanzanite, believe that it brings good fortune and have given it to their newborn children. Some of the attributes that crystal therapists give to Tanzanite :
The gemstone has healing powers
Increases spirituality
Helps people become calm and more physically grounded
Balances the throat chakra and helps improve communication
 
Topaz:
Topaz Colors: Yellow, orange and brown
Topaz Gemstone Meanings: Ancient Egyptians believed the Topaz became yellow after contact with the arms of Ra, their Sun God – and because of this, it would protect them. Other beliefs about Yellow Topaz are:
Promotes happiness and positive thinking
Develops creativity
Enables knowledge, understanding and wisdom
Energising
Creates wealth
Calming
Used for meditation and developing spiritual awareness
 
Blue Topaz:
Blue Topaz Colors: blue hues include: sky blues, greenish blues and electric blues
Blue Topaz Gemstone Meanings: From the beautiful transparent blue of the Topaz we can imagine why the ancient people believed that this gemstone could help improve a person’s eyesight and mental clarity. Other beliefs include:
Helps calm and reduce the effects of stress
Lightens mental burdens and uplifts the mind to cope more positively
Improves communication
Enables concentration and focus
Relieves insomnia and promotes better quality of sleep
Attracts love and wealth
Protects against physical harm
 
Tourmaline:
Tourmaline Colors: Found in many colors: green, blue, yellow, red, pink, violet, brown, black and occasionally white and colorless
Tourmaline Gemstone Meanings: A belief from ancient mythology, holds that the tourmaline gained it’s wide range of colors by rising from the earth and passing through a rainbow. Other beliefs about the properties of the Tourmaline include:
For love, joy and peace
Helps fertility
Develops creativity
Calming – reduces the effects of stress
Protecting
Life energising
Encourages self confidence
Enhances spirituality and wisdom
 
Turquoise:
Turquoise Colors: sky blue, turquoise and greenish blues – with flecks of gold
Turquoise Gemstone Meanings: Turquoise has been an important gemstone for many ancient cultures: The ancient Egyptians believed it had protective qualities and incorporated it into swords and other weapons. The Aztecs believed that it had magical properties and would help recovery from illness and the North American Indians thought that it would bring good fortune. Turquoise was frequently used in many of the early North American Indians’ ceremonies. They decorated their idols with the stone and hoped that the use of turquoise would find favor with their spirit world. Wearing Turquoise is also believed to help with the following:
Protecting the wearer from negative energy
Creating peace
Enhancing friendships
Portraying status and accumulation of wealth