Toxic Crystals

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From a metaphysical perspective, most crystals can be used safely for meditation or for wearing. However, some crystals contain toxic minerals or other materials that can harm our health. Usually, when a person buys polished, carved, and tumbled crystals, most can be used safely (although many carry safety implications for the people processing the raw product). Hazards can include the way we handle the crystals and where we place them. Some crystals are toxic even when carved and polished, such as Realgar, which can react to higher temperatures and produce noxious fumes. Other crystals, such as fluorite, can be harmful in the ‘raw’ state, and toxicity can include dust and fumes, and raw fluorite can be reactive when immersed in water. Other crystals (even tumbled stones) may carry contraindications to water-immersion elixirs. On this site, the list outlines toxic risks (which may be mitigated or exacerbated by how we use them). You are encouraged to research how to use them safely – and, if you work with crystals as a carver or jewellery maker, to learn how to work with them safely to create the end product.

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Toxic Crystals: A-C

A

Abalone - Organic Material and Bacteria

Actinolite - Asbestos

Adamite- Arsenic/ Copper/ Zinc

Agate- Silicosis

Ajoite- Aluminum/ Copper

Alexandrite - Aluminum

Algodonite - Arsenic, Copper

Allanite - Thorium and Trace Metals

Altaite - Lead

Amazonite -Copper/ Lead

Amber - Organic Material/ Bacteria

Amblygonite- Aluminum

Amethyst- Silicosis

Ametrine - Silicosis

Ammolite - Oragnic Material

Andalusite- Aluminum

Angelite /Anglesite- Lead and Sulphur

Antimonite- Lead

Anyolite- Aluminum

Aphrizite - Aluminum

Apollo Stone - Uranium

Aquamarine - Aluminum

Atacamite- Copper

Auricalcite / Aurichalcite- Zinc and Copper

Axinite - Aluminum

Azel - Aluminum

Azurite - Copper

B

Barite - Lead, zinc, barite, barium

Bayldonite - Copper, lead, arsenic

Bastnaesie - Unstable when exposed to water.

Beaverite - Lead

Beryl Group - Aluminum

Bindheimite - Lead

Bismuth - Heavy metal

Bixbite - Arsenic, Aluminum

Black Onyx - Silicosis

Black Tourmaline - Copper

Bloodstone - Silicosis

Boleite - Copper, lead

Breithauptite - Nickel, Antimony

Broncharite - Strontium

Borax /Boracite - Borate

Bornite - Copper and Sulphur

Brazilianite - Aluminum

Brewsterite - Copper Hydrated sulfate

Brucite - Asbestos

Bumble bee Jasper - Copper

C

Carnelian – Silicosis

Cavansite - Copper/ Sulphur

Celestite/ Celestine - Copper, Strontium

Ceruleite - Arsenic/ Copper

Cerussite - Lead, sulphur/molybdene

Chalcanthite - Mercury, Copper

Chalcedony - Silicosis

Chalcopyrite - Copper/Aluminum, Sulphur

Charoite - Thorium, Barium, carcinogenic

Chambersite - Borate

Chessy Copper/Chessylite - Copper

Chicken Blood Stone - Mercury/Silicosis

Chinese Fireworks Stone - Aluminum/Pyrite

Chondrite - May contain toxic chemicals

Chromite - Chromium

Chryselectrum - Organic Material

Chyrosberyl - Aluminium

Chrysocolla - Copper/ Silicosis

Chrysoprase - Nickel (allergenic), silicosis

Chrysotile/Chrystotite - Asbestos

Cinnabar - Copper/Sulphur, Mercury

Cinnamon Stone - Aluminum

Citrine - Silicosis

Cobaltite - Arsenic, Cobalt

Cobalt Calcite - Cobalt

Colorado Jade - Copper/ Lead

Colusite - Arsenic

Conicalcite/ Conichalcite - Copper / Aluminum

Copper - Copper

Coral - Organic Material

Cordierite - Aluminum

Corundum - Aluminum

Covelite - Aluminum, copper and sulphur

Crocodolite - Asbestos

Crocoite - Chromium, Lead

Cumegeite/Cumengite - Lead

Cuprite - Copper

Toxic Crystals: D - G

D

Dataloite - Borate

Desert Glass (Libyan) - Unknown tektite, trace minerals

Diaboleite - Lead

Diopside - Copper

Dioptase - Copper

Disthene aka Kyanite - Aluminum

Dolomite - Heavy metals

Dragons Eye - Asbestos

Dravide/ Dravite - Aluminum

Dumortierite - Lead, Aluminum

E

Ear Shell aka Abalone - Organic Material

Eilat Stone - Copper

Elbaite - Aluminum

Ekanite - Lead, Radioactivity (Uranium, Thorium)

Elollingite - Arsenic

Emerald - Aluminum

Epidote - Aluminum/ Radiocative elements

Ettingrite - heavy metals

Euchroite - Poisonous, wash hands

Eudialyte - Radiocativity

Euxenite - Uranium/Thorium

F

Fairy Cross, aka Fairy Stone, Aka Fairy Tear - Aluminum and Iron

Falcons Eye - Asbestos

Falcondoite - Nickel

Feldspar - Nickel

Fluorite - Nickel, Sulphur (unstable and deadly when exposed to water).

Fluor Spar - Nickel

Fools Gold - Sulphur (may turn into sulphuric acid when contact with water)

Freshwater Pearl - Organic material

G

Gaia Stone - Copper

Galena/ Galenite - Copper and Lead

Galmei -Zinc, Copper

Garnet - Aluminum

Garnierite (aka Falcondoite) - Nickel

Gem Silica - Copper

Genthite – Nickel

Glass - Silicosis

Glass, Libyan Desert – Tektite (Minerals unknown)

Glessum/ Glesum - Organic Materials

Goshenite - Aluminum

Granite - May contain radon (uranium traces)

Grosslularite - Aluminum

Gumstone - Organic Materials

Toxic Crystals: H-L

H

Hambergite - Borate

Hancockite - Lead

Hawks Eye - Asbestos

Heliodor - Aluminum

Hessonite - Aluminum

Hiddenite - Aluminum

Holtite - Arsenic

Hyacinth - Aluminum

I

Idocrase - Copper

Inca Gold - Sulphur and Marcasite Risk

Inca Mirror- Sulphur and Marcasite Risk

Inca Rose - Sulphur and Marcasite Risk

Indicolite/Indigolite - Borate

Iolite- pyrite (Sulfur and Marcasite Risk)

J

Jacinth - Zirconium, Radioactive, traces uranium and thorium

Jade, Amazon - Copper/Lead

Jade, Colorado - Copper/Lead

Jade, New aka Serpentine - Aluminium/ sometimes asbestos

Jadeite - Aluminum and Iron

Jamesonite - Lead

Jasper - Silicosis

Jasper, Bumblebee - Sulphur, arsenic sulphide, realgar, Orpiment

Jet - Organic materialJacinth - Zirconium, Radioactive, traces uranium and thorium

Jade, Amazon - Copper/Lead

Jade, Colorado - Copper/Lead

Jade, New aka Serpentine - Aluminium/ sometimes asbestos

Jadeite - Aluminum and Iron

Jamesonite - Lead

Jasper - Silicosis

Jasper, Bumblebee - Sulphur, arsenic sulphide, realgar, Orpiment

Jet - Organic material

K

Kasolite - Radioactive

Kuanos - Copper

Kunzite - Aluminum

Kurnakovite - Borate

Kyanite - Aluminum

L

Labradorite - Aluminum

Lapis Lazuli - Copper and Pyrite (possibly arsenic and sulfur)

Lasur - Copper

Lavulite - Aluminum

Lazulite - Aluminum, copper, lead

Lazurite - Aluminum

Lead - TOXIC POISON, copper

Legrandite - Arsenic

Lepidolite - Sulphur, aluminum

Libyan Desert Glass - Tektite (unknown minerals)

Liddicoatite - Vanadium

Linarite - Copper, Lead

Litharge - Not suitable for water immersion

Lodestone - Copper and Arsenic

Lollingite - Arsenic traces

Luvulite - Aluminum

Lyncurium - Organic Material

Lynx Stone - Organic Material

Toxic Crystals: M-P

M

Magnetite - Copper and Arsenic

Malachite - Aluminium Oxide, Copper

Marcasite - Aluminum /Sulfur

Melanite - Aluminum

Mellite - Organic Material

Merlinite, Black - Barium

Mesolite - Mesothelioma

Meteorite - May contain harmful substances

Mica, Lepidolite - Sulphur/Aluminium

Microcline, Blue /Green - Copper, Lead

Millerite - Nickel

Mimetite- Arsenic, Lead

Minium - Lead

Mixite - Not suitable for elixir water immersion

Mohawkite - Aluminium, Arsenic, Copper

Moldavite - Aluminum

Molybdenum - Overexposure can be extremely harmful

Monazite - Rare Earth Elements

Moonstone - Aluminum

Moonstone, Rainbow - Aluminum

Mordenite - Fibrosis

Morganite - Aluminium

Mother of Pearl - Organic Material

N-O

Nephrite Jade - Actinolite, Tremolite and possibly asbestos

New Jade - Aluminum, Asbestos

Niccolite/Nickeline - Nickel, Arsenic

Obsidian - Silicosis

Olivenite - Arsenic

Opal - Silicosis

Oregon Sunstone - Copper

Orpiment - Barium, Arsenic

Orthoclase - Aluminium

Ox's Eye - Asbestos

P

Papagoite - Copper

Paragasite - Aluminum

Paua Shell - Organic Material

Peacock Ore - Copper/Aluminun, Sulphur

Peacock Rock - Copper/Aluminun, Sulphur

Peacock Stone -Copper/Aluminun, Sulphur

Pearl - Organic Material

Pentlandite - Nickel

Peridot of Ceylon - Aluminum

Phenacite - Beryllium, Carcinogenic

Phosgenite - Lead

Pietersite - Aluminum, Asbestos

Pit Amber - Organic Material

Pollucite - Cesium

Potch - Silicosis

Prehnite - Aluminum

Proustite - Arsenic

Psiomelane - Barium

Pyrargyrite- Antimony

Pyrite - Sulfur

Pyrope -Aluminium

Toxic Crystals: Q-S

Q-R

Quantum Quatro Silica - Copper

Quantum Stone - Copper

Quartz - Silicosis, toxic dust when ingested, radiation risk

Record Stone - Possibility of toxic minerals not suitable for elixirs

Realgar - Sulfur, Arsenic

Rhodocite/Rhodozite - Cesium

Rhodochrosite - Lead

Rhodolite - Aluminum

Rhodonite - Manganese

Royal Azel - Aluminum

Rubellite -Aluminum and may be irradiated

Ruby - Aluminium

S

Saleeite - Uranium

Saltwater Pearls - Organic Material

Samarskite - Lead, Uranium, Rare earth elements

Sapphire - Sulphur, Pyrite and /or Marcasite

Sapphire Water - Pyrite

Schorl - Aluminum

Senarmontite - Antimony

Scorodite - Arsenic

Scoopstone - Organic Material

Serpentine - Aluminum/ asbestos

Shamanstone - Aluminum

Shattuckite - Copper

Shell - Organic Material

Siberite - Aluminum

Simpsonite - Tantalum

Smaltite - Arsenic, Cobalt, Nickel

Smithsonite - Aluminum, Zinc, copper

Smoky Quartz - Siliicosis

Sodalite - Aluminum

Spectrolite - Aluminum

Spessartine/ Spessartite - Aluminum

Spinel - Lead and Antimony

Spodumene aka Kunzite - Aluminum, Lithium

Staurolite - Aluminum

Stibiotantalite - Antimony, Niobium, Tantalum

Stibnite - TOXIC POISON, lead and antimony

Stolzite - Lead, Tungsten

Strontianite - Strontium

Succin/Succinite - Organic Material

Stilbite - Aluminum

Sugalite, Sugelite, Sugilite - Aluminum

Sulfur - POISON

Sunstone - Aluminum

Toxic Crystals:T-Z

T

Tantalite - Niobium and Tantalum

Tanzanite - Aluminum

Tektite - May contain harmful substances

Television Stone, Television Rock - Boron and asbestos

Thulite - Aluminum

Tiffany Stone - Beryllium, Aluminum, Nickel

Tiger Eye - Asbestos

Tiger Iron (Australian) - Asbestos

Tirolit - Arsenic

Topaz - Aluminum

Torbenite/ Torbernite - Radiocative

Tourmaline - Aluminium

Tremolite - Asbestos

Tryphillite - Lithium

Tsavorite - Aluminum

Tsilasite - Aluminum

Turquoise - Copper and Aluminum

Tyrolite - Arsenic

U-V

Ulexite - Borate and asbestos

Uranium – Radioactive, toxic

Uranophane – Radioactive, toxic

Uvarovite - Aluminum

Uvite - Aluminum

Vanadinite - Lead, Vanadium

Variscite - Aluminum

Venus Stone - Copper,Silicosis

Verdalite/Verdelite - Aluminum

Verdite - Aluminum

Vesuvianite - Aluminum

Vikings Compass - Pyrite

Vltava - Aluminum

W-Z

Water Sapphire - Pyrite

Wavellite - Aluminum

Weloganite - Zirconium (radioactive)

Whewellite - Oxalate

Wilkeite - Dangerous if swallowed

Witherite - Barium

Wulfenite - Lead and Molybdenum

Zektzerite - Lithium, Zirconium

Zincite - Copper and Zinc

Zinc Spar - Aluminum, Zinc, copper

Zircon - Zirconium (radioactive), Thorium and Uranium

Zoisite - Aluminum

Zunyite - Dangerous if swallowed

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