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Rock Stars - What does your favorite crystal or gem reveal about you?
Agate Moonstone Citrine Malachite Lapis Lazuli Amber Bloodstone Jade Rose Quartz Clear Quartz
Image: Moonstone
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By Stephanie Hughes
IF YOU PICK MOONSTONE, YOU SEEK TO ACT ON YOUR FEELINGS WITH CONFIDENCE.

♦ OLDEN DAYS MYTHS
If you miss out on things because you think too much, this is the stone for you. Moonstones were believed to help you understand your feelings better and act on them decisively.

♦ ROCK-SOLID FACTS
Moonstones are cloudy white or may have a blue or greenish tint. They look a lot like the moon on a cold, misty night. Moonstones are a variety of feldspar, a group of minerals found in many rocks.

♦ ROCK ON
The tiny cracks visible in a moonstone viewed under a microscope are called millipedes.

>> CITRINE

Photographs by Chip Clark (agate); Chip Clark/NMNH/Smithsonian Institution (moonstone, citrine, malachite, lapis lazuli, jade, rose quartz, clear quartz); Layne Kennedy/Corbis (amber); Julie West/Rainbow (bloodstone); Martin Walz (map)



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