KnowAmethyst
Quartz · Mohs 7
The purple quartz people reach for first, kept by the bed for a quieter head at night.
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- 💧 Water safe
Crystal database · What you need
Crystals for Sleep
The stones traditionally chosen for sleep, what each one is used for, and how to look after it.
The sleep stones are a small, consistent group, and they are used the same way in almost every source: kept on the nightstand or under the pillow rather than worn. Amethyst is the classic, howlite is the one recommended for a head that starts working at three in the morning, and blue lace agate is the gentlest of them. Keep them out of the sun during the day, because most of them fade.
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Blue Lace Agate
Quartz (chalcedony)
Pale blue banded agate, the gentlest of the throat stones and a common gift for anxious talkers.
Celestite
Sulfate · Mohs 3–3.5
Pale sky-blue crystals, tied to a very quiet kind of stillness.
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Lepidolite
Mica · Mohs 2.5–3
Lilac mica that genuinely contains lithium, and traditionally the anxiety stone.
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- Water
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- 💧 Keep dry
Howlite
Borate · Mohs 3.5
Chalk-white with grey veining, and traditionally the patience stone.
Worth knowing: Dyed howlite is the most common turquoise substitute on the market. If a blue stone is cheap, evenly coloured and scratches easily, this is usually what it is.
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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 →