Gemstone Information

Amazonite is an alkali feldspar mineral, a potassium aluminium silicate with a hardness of 6.5. Its crystal system is triclinic and prismatic. Its colour is green or blue-green. Its name derives from the Amazon River in Brazil, where there are important Amazonite deposits. Amazonite is also found in Colorado, India, Madagascar, Namibia and Russia.

Amazonite jewellery was produced as long as four thousand years ago. It was used in India, Egypt, Sudan and Mesopotamia, The seventh chapter of the Egyptian Book of the Dead was engraved on Amazonite, and Amazonite scarab ring was among Tutankhamen’s treasures. It is believed to have been the third stone in the breastplate of Moses. Amazonite was also used in jewellery worn in pre-Columbian South and Central America. In ancient Egypt, Amazonite was a popular amulet stone, and the Assyrians associated Amazonite with the god Belus.

Amazonite is a stone of harmony, both within the self and among people. It is a truth-teller and a peacemaker, assisting one in communicating one´s true thought  and feelings without over-emotionalism. This is the first step towards both inner and outer peace. The second step is activated by Amazonite´s awakening of compassion through stimulation of the heart chakra. Once one has expressed one´s truth, it is necessary to assume the other person’s point of view in order to achieve harmony, and Amazonite facilitates this. A similar process operates within oneself, as the competing factions of one´s personality with their separate motivations and desires come to awareness through self-examination. Sleeping with Amazonite  can bring these inner components into focus through the symbolism of dreams. Meditation with amazonite makes everything more conscious, so one can listen to and integrate all aspects of the self. Because it is a stone of truth, one can thrust the visions, dreams and institutions that surface while working with Amazonite.

Amazonite can also empower us in a manifesting our dreams and desires. It is a magnifier of our intentions, and because it works through the throat chakra, these intentions must be spoken aloud. Holding an Amazonite while forcefully affirming aloud what one wishes to create can powerfully enhance one´s ability to bring it into being. The power of the spoken word is a great mystical thing-remember that Genesis affirms that the Universe was brought into being by the word of God. Amazonite teaches us to speak the truth and to make what we speak come true.

For throat chakra activation and enhancement of communication, Amazonite works well in combination with Aquamarine, Ajoite, Larimar, Aqua aura Quartz, Chrysocolla and Turquoise. For deepening insight into truth, adding Moldavite, Phenacite and/or Nuummite inner journeys to alternate realities, as well as the  information and insights acquired there.

From: "The Book of Stones", Robert Simmons and Naisha Ahsian.