You receive 50 grams (1.7 oz) of tumbled blue sandstone mini gemstones, approximately 30 pieces, each about a quarter to half an inch across. Every piece is deep navy, glittering with tiny specks like stars in the night sky.
Pour them into a bowl or dish with seashells and other treasures, or ring a larger crystal with them to frame its beauty and hold it steady; many collectors also believe mini gemstones amplify the larger stone's power.
More ways to use them
Carry them, grid them, tuck them into your plants.
Carry a few
Keep some in a pocket or pouch for crystal energy on the go, the way some cultures carry blue sandstone as a wishing stone.
Infuse your water
Add them to a Gempod water bottle for gemstone-infused water.
Build a grid
Lay them out in crystal grids, said to enhance energy and intentions.
Dress your altar
Scatter them across a meditation or prayer altar for added beauty and amplification.
Energize your plants
Set them at the base of houseplants and zen gardens.
The galaxy stone
Made with glass and sparkle.
Blue sandstone is a glass, made from natural materials such as sand, limestone and soda ash together with quartz sand. The quartz sand is heated and melted, then infused with particles of minerals like chromium, manganese, copper, cobalt and feldspar, which give it its sparkling specks of color. It isn't a naturally occurring stone, but because its components are naturally occurring minerals, it is still considered a stone.
Its origin is still debated, but crystal experts trace it to the 17th century and the Miotti family of Venetian glassmakers, said to have invented the technique. Blue sandstone is manufactured in Italy.
Size & details
Small stones, big sparkle.
Lot weight
50 g (1.7 oz)
Pieces
Approx. 30 mini gemstones
Size
About 0.25–0.5 in (roughly 0.6–1.2 cm) each
Material
Blue sandstone (glass with mineral sparkle), tumbled
All sizes are approximate; each piece is one of a kind and will vary slightly.
Confidence, vitality and ambition.
Blue sandstone is known as the stone of confidence, vitality and ambition, and is sometimes called the galaxy stone, the crystal of courage or the stone of wishes. It has been linked to the goddess Aphrodite, representing her connection to gold and the sea, and is thought to deflect negative energy as a stone of protection.
In crystal energy work it is associated with the Throat Chakra, said to help you speak without fear and with self-confidence; the Heart Chakra, offering heart vibrations to attract love for others and for yourself; and the Crown Chakra, the intuitive chakra, believed to open spiritual awareness.
Crystals and stones have been prized through the ages for their timeless beauty, rich history and believed metaphysical properties; Spirit Magicka makes no guarantee of any magical effect.
Your lot
Fifty grams of starry blue.
Scatter them across a grid, fill a dish beside your altar, and keep a few in your pocket for wishes.