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Gemstone Family - Volcanic Glass
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Chakras - Root (1st)
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Colour - Black / Smokey Translucency
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Found in - USA
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Element Associated with - Water
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Also known as - Mahogany Obsidian, Widow's Tears
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Meaning - Tears of the Apache tribe
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Birthstone Month - Not a traditional birthstone
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Zodiac Sign - Aries, Capricorn, Scorpio
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Chemical Composition - SiO2
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Hardness on the Mohs scale - 5 - 6 (Mohs)
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Physical Healing Properties - Said to detoxify the body, and help bolster the immune system, and is thought to relieve the pain caused by muscle spasms
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Emotional Healing Properties - Slowly brings up and releases negative emotions, heals grief, increases empathy with other people
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Spiritual Properties - Useful for psychic protection, cleanses the aura of the user
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Legend has it that... It was said that certain members of this tribe were pursued by the Cavalry, and although they fought bravely they were outnumbered. Rather than be captured they jumped off the cliff to their deaths. The distraught women of the tribe cried dark tears of grief, which fell to the earth, and formed into these dark strangely shaped stones.
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