BLUE GOLDSTONE

A blue, man-made glass with flecks of cobalt & manganese. The exact origins of goldstone are unknown, but there are many stories. Some say it was accidentally made by monks when they knocked copper shavings into molten glass. But the more logical story involves the Venetian glass making family the Miotti’s, who developed the method in the 17th century and were granted exclusive rights to produce it by the government. Goldstone is made by melting silica, copper oxide, borax, and other chemicals that reduce the cobalt and manganese to their elemental forms. When the glass is liquid, the vat is sealed off and all air is cut off from it. This is called an “oxygen reducing atmosphere” which keeps the glass hot enough for the metallic flecks to form, but not melt. Goldstone is also known by the name aventurine glass from the Latin word avventura (avventurina in Italian) meaning chance. It’s also sometimes called sun stone and monk’s gold. Aventurine, the stone, was named after aventurine glass because of its resemblance to goldstone.

– Associated with the throat to crown chakras, zodiac sign of Sagittarius & vibrates to the number 7.

– Helps increase job opportunities, or advancements in one’s career; Get that “big break.”
– Enhances ambition, drive and vitality. A stone for those who wish to achieve.
– Encourages self-acceptance, expressing authenticity, and no longer denying one’s truth.
– Assists with learning, memory & communication.
– Resonates with new beginnings, balance, light at the end of the darkness.
– Soothes hypersensitivity; useful for empaths.
– Reduces tension, revitalizing the wearer and encouraging a positive attitude.
– Alleviates fear of the dark & Deflects unwanted energies.
– Stimulates the nervous system, and enhances transmission of healing; Useful for long-distance healers.
– Eases headaches/migraines, glaucoma, and allergies derived from pet dander or dust.