Collection: Pietersite

Pietersite is a fascinating stone, known for its swirling, shimmering appearance, often compared to a storm within a stone.

🔹 Origin and discovery

• Discovered : In 1962 by Sid Pieters in Namibia, after whom it was named.

• Deposits : Mainly in Namibia and China , these are the only two sources known today.

🔹 Composition and family

• Pietersite is a variety of quartz (silica), containing altered inclusions of crocidolite (like tiger's eye).

• It belongs to the microcrystalline quartz family .

• Its structure is fibrous or chaotically interwoven, which creates a dynamic and shimmering visual effect ("hawk's eye" effect).

🔹 Colors

• Dominant colors: blue , gold , red brown , gray , sometimes mixtures in the same stone.

• The visual effect is often compared to a thunderstorm or swirling storm , earning it the nickname "storm stone" .

🔹 Properties in lithotherapy

• Stimulation of the 3rd eye chakra and the solar plexus .

• Would favor:

  • Mental clarity

  • The will

  • Courage

  • Intuition and inner vision

• Considered a stone of transformation and centering , especially in times of change.

🔹 Uses

• In jewelry : cabochons, pendants, bracelets.

• In meditation or as a pocket stone.

• Valued as much for its aesthetic beauty as for its supposed spiritual virtues.

🔹 Maintenance

• Cleaning: with clear or slightly salted water.

• Recharging: in moonlight or on a quartz cluster (avoid prolonged exposure to the sun).