About Sugilite & Turquoise
Sugilite (also known as lavulite), is a relatively rare pink to purple rock-forming mineral that is mostly translucent. It gets its attractive purple color from traces of manganese. It was named after a Japanese petrologist Ken-ichi Sugi, who first described it in 1944.
Turquoise is an opaque mineral that occurs in beautiful hues of blue, blue-green and yellow-green. It has been treasured as a gemstone for thousands of years. Very few minerals have a color that is so well known.
Folklore, Legend, & Healing
Sugilite (also known as lavulite), is a relatively rare pink to purple rock-forming mineral that is mostly translucent. It gets its attractive purple color from traces of manganese. It was named after a Japanese petrologist Ken-ichi Sugi, who first described it in 1944.
Turquoise is an opaque mineral that occurs in beautiful hues of blue, blue-green and yellow-green. It has been treasured as a gemstone for thousands of years. Very few minerals have a color that is so well known.
Folklore, Legend, & Healing
- Sugilite is sometimes known as "the healer's stone" because of its great ability to enhance healing
- It is associated with the third eye and crown chakras and is said to lessen the effects of shock and disappointment
- Turquoise attracts money, success and love
- Its powers include protection, courage, healing, friendship, and luck. If given turquoise by a loving friend, that stone would protect the wearer from negative energy and bring good fortune