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Feldspar · Mohs 6–6.5
Blue-green feldspar traditionally used for saying no without a fight.
- Element
- Water
- Zodiac
- Virgo
- Care
- 💧 Brief water only
Crystal database · Chakra
Crystals for the Throat Chakra
The stones traditionally worked with at the throat chakra, at the hollow of the throat.
The throat chakra governs speech, and in practice that means the specific conversation you keep not having. It is the centre worked with for saying the difficult thing calmly, for asking plainly, and for the opposite problem of talking to fill silence. Its stones are almost all blue, and they are the group most often worn at the neck rather than carried.
15stones listed
1safe in water
5keep out of water
9with a full guide
⚠️ Chrysocolla is a toxic mineral. Keep it dry and polished, wash your hands after handling raw pieces, and never make a gem elixir from it. Full care verdicts →
Apatite
Apatite · Mohs 5
Blue-green and tied to motivation with a plan behind it rather than a burst of enthusiasm.
- Element
- Air
- Care
- 💧 Brief water only
Aquamarine
Beryl · Mohs 7.5–8
Sea-blue beryl linked with saying the difficult thing calmly.
- Chakra
- Throat
- Element
- Water
- Care
- 💧 Water safe
Blue Lace Agate
Quartz (chalcedony)
Pale blue banded agate, the gentlest of the throat stones and a common gift for anxious talkers.
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Translucent blue glass used for speaking plainly when the stakes are high.
Worth knowing: Natural blue obsidian is extremely rare. Almost all bright blue obsidian on the market is manufactured glass.
- Element
- Water
Blue Tiger's Eye
Quartz
Also sold as hawk's eye. The same fibrous quartz as tiger's eye, but blue and much less pushy.
- Element
- Air
Celestite
Sulfate · Mohs 3–3.5
Pale sky-blue crystals, tied to a very quiet kind of stillness.
- Element
- Air
- Care
- 💧 Keep dry
Labradorite
Feldspar · Mohs 6–6.5
Grey until the light hits it, then blue and gold. Tied to intuition and to change already underway.
- Element
- Air
- Zodiac
- Scorpio · Sagittarius
- Care
- 💧 Brief water only
Larimar
Pectolite · Mohs 4.5–5
Caribbean blue pectolite, found only in the Dominican Republic, tied to the sense that it will pass.
- Chakra
- Throat
- Element
- Water
- Care
- 💧 Brief water only
Angelite
Anhydrite · Mohs 3–3.5
Chalky blue anhydrite, associated with comfort and a sense of company.
- Element
- Air
- Care
- 💧 Keep dry
No guide on site yet What it pairs with
Chrysocolla
Copper silicate · Mohs 2.5–3.5
Blue-green copper silicate, the stone for a softer voice in a hard conversation.
- Element
- Water
- Care
- 💧 Keep dry ⚠️ toxic
No guide on site yet What it pairs with
Kyanite
Kyanite · Mohs 4.5–7
Blue blades, traditionally used to straighten the line between what you think and what you say.
- Element
- Air
- Care
- 💧 Brief water only
No guide on site yet What it pairs with
Lapis Lazuli
Rock (lazurite) · Mohs 5–5.5
Ultramarine flecked with pyrite, an ancient stone of wisdom and plain speech.
- Element
- Air
- Care
- 💧 Keep dry
No guide on site yet What it pairs with
Sodalite
Sodalite · Mohs 5.5–6
Deep blue veined with white, the stone of cool logic and honest self-assessment.
- Element
- Air
- Care
- 💧 Brief water only
No guide on site yet What it pairs with
Turquoise
Turquoise · Mohs 5–6
Sky blue to green, carried for thousands of years as a travelling and protection stone.
- Chakra
- Throat
- Element
- Air
- Care
- 💧 Keep dry
No guide on site yet What it pairs with
Working with the throat chakra
The traditional practice is simple and physical: one stone, placed at the hollow of the throat or held in the hand, for as long as it takes to notice your breathing change. Tradition treats more stones as less effect rather than more, and the usual advice is to finish at a lower centre than you started so you do not get up light-headed. If you are new to the scheme, the full guide to the seven chakras explains what each centre is said to govern.
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Fact and tradition, kept apart
The mineral family, the Mohs hardness and the water verdict on each card are checkable physical fact, drawn from standard mineralogical and gemmological references. The chakra, element and purpose associations are tradition, published across the modern crystal-healing literature and offered here for reflection rather than as fact. Nothing on this page is medical advice. Browse the full database →