Warning, Crystals to avoid using in remedies...

[vermindaspirit]

Most crystals are safe to use in remedies, but their are a few that should be avoided...Certain stones will leach out metals and minerals into the water, which cannot be processed by the body.....A list follows of such stones...


Mohawkite and Realger;Substance within stone Arsenic..

Psiomelan; Substance = Barium...

Amazonite, Atacamite, Auricalcite, Azurite, Bronchantite, Chalacanite, Conicalcite, Opyrite , Chrysocolla, Culprite, Dioptase, Gem Silica, Mohawkite, and Smithstone; Substance contained = Copper...

Galena, Galenite , Stibnite , Vanadanite, Wulfenite; Substance contained = Lead....

Cinnabar = Highly toxic, contains Mercury...

Garierite; Substance contains = Nickel...

Chalcopyrite, Lapis Lazuli, Marcasite, Pyritr, Realgar; Contains = Sulpher...

Auricalcite, Smithstone; Contains = Zinc...

Please note, that if you intend to do gem essences please research, research research...A good book to have is the Crystal bible by Judy hall......

Thanks goes to Elle for pointing this out to me...If you know of any other stones that are not on the list , please do not hesitate to post them....V..xx..

[astralguardian]

Interesting! you always here about the good stuff, rarely the bad stuff. Oh now you have me intriqued....