Men’s Smokey Quartz, Petrified Wood & Turquoise Beaded Bracelet

Smokey Quartz

♥ Serenity ♥ Calmness ♥ Positive thoughts ♥ Calms fear ♥ Lifts depression ♥ Stability ♥ Practicality ♥ Intuition ♥ Pride

Smokey Quartz, also sometimes spelt "Smoky" Quartz, is a natural variety of Quartz.

Chakras - Base Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra
Zodiac - Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn
Element - Earth/Air
Numerical Vibration - Number 2
Typical colours - Brown to black

In addition to the generic healing properties of Quartz, Smokey Quartz is an excellent grounding stone.  It gently neutralises negative vibrations and is detoxifying on all levels, prompting elimination of the digestive system and protecting against radiation and electromagnetic smog.  Smokey Quartz disperses fear, lifts depression and negativity.  It brings emotional calmness, relieving stress and anxiety.  Promotes positive thoughts and action, and alleviates suicidal tendencies.  Dispels nightmares and manifests your dreams.  Smokey Quartz aids concentration and assists in communication difficulties.

Smokey Quartz dissolves cramps, strengthens the back and fortifies the nerves.  It is particularly effective for abdomen, hips and legs.  Relieves headaches, back pain, eases muscular spasms.  Smokey Quartz benefits the reproductive system, the heart, muscles and nerve tissue.  It regulates liquids within the body and aids assimilation of minerals.

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Petrified Wood

♥ Good fortune ♥ Stability ♥ Security ♥ Strength ♥ Longevity ♥ Grounding ♥ Calmness ♥ Wisdom

Petrified Wood is also known as "Agatised Wood".  It is the name given to fossil wood where the replacement of the wood is by Chalcedony.

Zodiac - Leo
Numerical Vibration - Number 5
Typical colours - Browns

Petrified Wood is a stone of transformation.  It assists one to advance to ones highest chosen level.  Helps to make one feel safe and secure, calming down survival based fears.  Petrified Wood assists in setting a pace and staying with that pace all day long.  It is useful for bringing patience to those in a process of slow inner transformation, and for bringing that change to fruition.  Petrified Wood strengthens one’s backbone, physically and in terms of self-will.  It is beneficial to the skeletal system, skin and hair.

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Turquoise

♥ Purification ♥ Serenity ♥ Protection ♥ Wisdom ♥ Balance ♥ Strength ♥ Friendship ♥ Love ♥ Positive thinking ♥ Sensitivity

Turquoise is a mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium.  Turquoise is an 11th Anniversary gemstone.

Chakras - Heart Chakra, Throat Chakra, Third Eye Chakra
Birthstone - December (Blue Turquoise)
Zodiac - Scorpio, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Pisces
Planet – Venus & Neptune
Element – Earth/Air/Fire
Numerical Vibration - Number 1
Typical colours - turquoise, blue, green, yellow-green

Turquoise is a purification stone.  It dispels negative energy and can be worn to protect against outside influences or pollutants in the atmosphere.  Turquoise balances and aligns all the chakras, stabilising mood swings and instilling inner calm.  It is excellent for depression and exhaustion, it also has the power to prevent panic attacks.  Turquoise promotes self-realisation and assists creative problem solving.  It is a symbol of friendship, and stimulates romantic love.

Turquoise aids in the absorption of nutrients, enhances the immune system, stimulates the regeneration of tissue, and heals the whole body.  It contains anti-inflammatory and detoxifying effects, and alleviates cramps and pain.  Turquoise purifies lungs, soothes and clears sore throats, and heals the eyes, including cataracts.  It neutralises overacidity, benefits rheumatism, gout, stomach problems, and viral infections.

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Most gemstone jewellery is fairly durable, but some care does need to be taken.

• Remove jewellery before doing any housework - household cleaners are corrosive and may permanently damage your gems;
• Remove jewellery before doing any manual labour; or work requiring hands to be immersed in water.
• Remove jewellery before swimming or showering - chlorine, some soaps and just immersing in water, may cause damage to your gemstones or their settings;
• Remove jewellery before sleeping - tossing and turning in your sleep puts excess strain on your jewellery, causing it to become loose or even break;
• Only put on your jewellery after perfume and/or hair care products have dried - these may cause breakdown of the stones;
• Store in a dark place, out of direct sunlight, in a pouch, ziplock bag, or jewellery box - sunlight may cause fading of stones and the humidity in the air can cause tarnishing to silver.

General Cleaning
Silver can tarnish quite easily, leaving it looking black and dirty.  To ensure that your silver is kept shiny it can be polished gently with a jewellery cloth, or you can use a standard silver polish.

Copper is likely to develop a distinctive patina. Patina is not a "defect", it is a natural by-product. If you do not like the patina effect, you can clean copper goods using standard copper polish.

TAKE CARE using polishes and tarnish removers around your gemstones, as these can cause your gemstones to become dull and fade.