KnowApophyllite
Phyllosilicate
Glassy clear pyramids that grow on basalt, kept for the sense of a room being aired out.
- Element
- Spirit
Crystal database · What you need
Crystals for Cleansing
The stones traditionally chosen for cleansing, what each one is used for, and how to look after it.
Cleansing stones clear other stones rather than doing anything on their own account. Selenite is the standard, usually as a flat plate that a collection sits on overnight, and a clear-quartz cluster does the same job. Both are dry methods, which matters, because the water and salt methods people default to will damage a good proportion of the shelf. Check any stone in the safety checker before it goes near water.
5stones listed
1safe in water
2keep out of water
3with a full guide
Calcite
Carbonate · Mohs 3
Soft carbonate in orange, yellow, white or green, used for a gentle lift and a change of air.
- Element
- Air
- Care
- 💧 Keep dry
Selenite
Gypsum · Mohs 2
Translucent white gypsum, used to clear rather than to add. It dissolves in water.
- Chakra
- Crown
- Element
- Spirit
- Care
- 💧 Keep dry
Clear Quartz
Quartz · Mohs 7
The blank stone. It holds no agenda of its own, which is why it is used to strengthen whatever sits beside it.
- Chakra
- Crown
- Element
- Spirit
- Care
- 💧 Water safe
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
How to actually use them
Tradition is more specific about method than most articles let on. Grounding and protection stones are held or placed rather than worn. Sleep stones go on the nightstand, not under the pillow where they get lost. Throat stones are worn at the neck. Money stones go where the money is handled. Pick one rather than a handful: the consistent instruction across the literature is that a single stone with a stated intention beats a pocketful without one.
If you would rather describe the feeling than pick from a list, the crystal finder starts from what you need and works backwards to the stone.
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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 →