Chakra
Solar Plexus
Crystals associated with the Solar Plexus chakra
Traditions associate different crystals, and sometimes they disagree. Each crystal shows the tradition that makes the association; its sources are on the crystal page.
Atlantisite
A natural mix of green serpentine and purple stichtite, from a single hill in Tasmania.
- Crystal tradition
Carnelian
Orange-red chalcedony colored by iron oxides. The Romans loved it for seals, because hot wax doesn't stick to it.
- Crystal tradition
Citrine
Lemon-colored quartz. It is rare in nature, which is why most citrine on the market started life as purple amethyst.
- Crystal tradition
Larvikite
A dark igneous rock from Norway whose feldspar crystals flash silvery blue.
- Crystal tradition
Pyrite
"Fool's gold": an iron and sulfur mineral that looks like gold, strikes sparks, and sometimes hides real gold inside.
- Crystal tradition
Tiger's Eye
Golden quartz with a silky shine that moves as the stone moves. For over a century everyone explained how it forms, until in 2003 someone looked under a microscope and challenged the explanation.
- Crystal tradition