CRYSTALS: Turquoise Nuggets

QUESTION: I'M JUST CURIOUS... WHY IS THE 'TURQUOISE' STONE SO SMALL AND ROUGH.... IT ISN'T POLISHED LIKE THE OTHERS..... ALSO DO ALL THE STONES NEED RECHARGING BEFORE THEY ARE PROGRAMED ?

ANSWER: Hi, Turqoise comes in small raw nuggets so when they are tumbled, they put some stabilizing chemicals like resin or glue to hold it together, so the Natural form is better in this case for chakra work. Yes, none of these stones have been charged yet, so please do clean, charge and program them before use!

Sheila :)

(to submit your own questions, email sheila@idigcrystals.com)

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CRYSTALS: Petalite

QUESTION: Sheila, I was wondering if you could tell me why the crystal Petalite is cheaper in a tumblestone or palm stone than it is in a very small rough stone. Let me know if you can find out why. Thank you for your help.

ANSWER: Hi, thanks for your question. Don't quote me on this, but my guess is that Petalite is cheaper in its rough form because it so small and rare. It is also a very fragile stone, so it takes a real expert in faceting to actually develop a beautiful cut Petalite. Tumbling Petalite may require several rough pieces to be melded together to make a palm stone and/or it may diminish the value of the crystal because so much of the stone falls apart in this process.

This is my guess, if anyone else has a knowledgable answer to this question, please chime in!

Sheila Satin