Gemstone Meanings ... H To L

The gemstone meanings on this page are a brief outline of the meaning of particular crystals from H-L in the alphabet. The meanings of these crystals may already be provided on in-depth pages in other parts of this site.

Many of the crystals and stones on this page are marked with a link.

If you follow these links they will take you to another page on that specific crystal... where you will find more detailed information on that stone.

To see which stones the page covers, look at the stones listed in the following two tables.

Gemstone Meanings H-L

Both tables below cover the H-L section of the alphabetical list. The top table is a list of the stones on this page... and it is followed by another table which outlines the chakra stones. It shows which chakra the stone may heal... and you may follow a link to the specific page for that chakra.

Many of the stones on this page might also to be found on another page on this site... and many of these have a whole page devoted to the specific crystal.

If you use the table below, it will assist you to locate information on a particular stone more quickly.

Halite	Healers Gold	Hematite Crystals
Hemimorphite	Herderite	Herkimer Diamonds
Hessonite Garnet	Heulandite	Hiddenite
Himalayan Quartz	Honey Calcite	Hypersthene
Ilvaite	Indigo Kyanite	Iolite Stones
Iolite Suntones	Iron Pyrite, Jet	Kambaba Stone
Kornerupine	Kunzite Crystal	Kyanite
Labradorite Crystal	Lapis Lazuli	Larimar
Lavender Fluorite	Lemurian Seed Crystals	Lepidocrocite
Libyan Desert Glass	Lilac Lepidolite	Lithium Quartz

If you wish to find out the meaning of stones that may interest you in another part of the alphabet... find out the gemstone meanings in these other alphabetic categories by by checking out the list at the bottom of this page.

Gemstone Meanings H-L ... Chakra Stones

Lapis Lazuli Earrings

For details of which chakra each individual stone will heal, please see the following chakra stone table. As it is possible for stones to assist healing of more than one part of the body.... they may be found in more than one chakra category in the table.

There is detailed information for each chakra... and you need only click on the highlighted chakra name in the table below, to go it. So if you need to know more please check out the articles that tell you detailed information on each of the chakras.

For an overview of all the chakra and their stones, see the article on chakra stones.

If you would like to learn exactly what chakras are, please go to the article that explains more about chakra meanings... for an explanation of the chakras.

Chakra	Chakra Stones H-L
Soul Star Chakra	Hemimorphite, Herderite, Himalayan Quartz, Hypersthene, Labradorite, Lavender Fluorite, Lemurian Seed Crystals, Libyan Desert Glass, Lithium Quartz
Crown Chakra	Hemimorphite, Herderite, Heulandite, Himalayan Quartz, Hypersthene, Labradorite, Larimar, Lavender Fluorite, Lemurian Seed Crystals, Libyan Desert Glass, Lilac Lepidolite, Lithium Quartz
Third Eye Chakra	Hemimorphite, Herderite, Heulandite, Himalayan Quartz, Hypersthene, Indigo Kyanite, Iolite Stones, Iolite Suntones, Labradorite, Lapis Lazuli, Larimar, Libyan Desert Glass, Lithium Quartz
Throat Chakra	Hemimorphite, Himalayan Quartz, Iolite Stones, Labradorite, Lapis Lazuli, Larimar, Libyan Desert Glass, Lithium Quartz
Thymus Chakra	Hemimorphite, Hiddenite, Himalayan Quartz, Kunzite, Larimar, Lavender Fluorite, Lepidocrocite, Libyan Desert Glass, Lilac Lepidolite, Lithium Quartz
Heart Chakra	Hemimorphite, Hessonite Garnet, Hiddenite, Himalayan Quartz, Kunzite, Larimar, Lavender Fluorite, Lepidocrocite, Libyan Desert Glass, Lilac Lepidolite, Lithium Quartz
Solar Plexus Chakra	Hematite Crystals, Hessonite Garnet, Hiddenite, Himalayan Quartz, Honey Calcite, Iolite Suntones, Iron Pyrite, Libyan Desert Glass, Lithium Quartz
Sacral Chakra	Himalayan Quartz, Iolite Suntones, Libyan Desert Glass, Lithium Quartz
Base Chakra	Hematite Crystals, Hemimorphite, Himalayan Quartz, Iron Pyrite, Jet, Libyan Desert Glass, Lithium Quartz
Earth Star Chakra	Hematite Crystals, Hemimorphite, Himalayan Quartz, Iron Pyrite, Jet, Libyan Desert Glass, Lithium Quartz

Gemstone Meanings - H

Halite comes in a range of colors, the most common being the blue, violet, pink, white and yellow. The Yellow Halite shown in this photo is a strong stone to aid study as it helps you to retain what you are learning.

These stones are basically made of salt, that is they are made from sodium chloride, yet they have some interesting metaphysical qualities, and each color has different qualities.

Healers Gold is a strong stone to use for healing. It is made up of a naturally occurring mixture of Magnetite and Iron Pyrite. While the gemstone meanings of both of these stones are excellent in their own right, this combination has some excellent qualities.

It is known to boost sluggish energy in the meridians and chakras. Using it will help you to feel energized, and it is excellent to aid your healing physically. A great stone to combine with other stones to boost their energy.

Hematite Crystals have a particularly strong protective vibration. These crystals also have a good spiritual grounding energy and will stimulate the mind, enhance memory and evoke deep thought.

They dissolve negativity and prevents any unwanted energies from entering the aura, and help to overcome addictions too. They are great female stones... supporting timid women and enhancing confidence, will power and self-esteem.

Hemimorphite may be colored White, Brown or Turquoise Blue... but the blue stone is the most common. Although the gemstone meanings of stones that are different colors vary slightly... any color of this stone will aid you to raise your vibration and to communicate with those in the higher spiritual realms.

The white stones bring more light into your energetic body... and it emits light that will activate the higher chakras. The brown stones also bring through more light which they ground into the physical body which helps you to raise your overall vibration. The vibration of Blue Hemimorphite works within the middle chakras...and specifically the throat, heart, thymus and third eye chakras. All colors of this stone aid personal development of specific gifts... and help you to create your own reality.

Herderite is a rare crystal that enhances psychic abilities. This amazing high vibration stone opens new pathways in the human brain... and is a stone quite unlike any other.

It is a stone that embodies a high level of crystal energy... and may be used by anyone who wants enhanced clairvoyant abilities and spiritual growth. Common outcomes are that it will stimulate and enhance your creativity, memory and learning abilities.

Herkimer Diamonds are one of the more powerful high vibration crystals. You may use its power to boost clairvoyant and clairaudient abilities.

It is important to know the meaning of stones that also have a naturally high crystal energy... as they may be combined with the Herkimer Diamonds... as they have a frequency that will boost low energy crystals vibration. Their strong and pure vibration will take you to a totally new level.

Hessonite Garnet is a member of the Grossular garnet family and the gemstone meanings of both stones are similar in many respects.

Most Grossularite is greenish yellow... and all stones in the family have similar properties with some differences. Due to the fact that it has a strong golden color Hessionite will resonate more strongly at the solar plexus chakra.

This is a stone of abundance and prosperity and may aid you to manifest money if that is what you require. It aids you with developing intuition, and has a lovely energy that will help you to be more assertive with greater self confidence.

Heulandite may be green or white... and although the two colors have slightly different gemstone meanings, both colors are high crystal energy stones, that are excellent used in meditation. Both colors help you to focus your thoughts, and help you to journey back into your past lives... particularly those of ancient civilizations such as Atlantis, Lemuria and Ancient Egypt. The Green Heulandite is a strong heart based stone that will aid emotional healing.

Hiddenite may come in various shades of green... which has bearing on its efficacy for different chakras. The meaning of stones that are the more light yellow green variety, is slightly different, as they vibrate towards the solar plexus as well as the heart chakra.

Its ability to manifest is strong and it may bring through joy happiness and spontaneity. The more green natural crystals are extremely strong heart chakra stones... bringing through love, compassion and forgiveness. For those who feel unworthy it will boost ones recognition of ones value... especially to the Creator. It works well combined with other heart chakra stones, especially its sister stone Kunzite Crystal. The meaning of stones which are alike... like Hiddenite and pink Kunzite... could both be read for deeper understanding.

Himalayan Quartz comes from the Himalayan Mountains along the India~Nepal border. Also called Alpine Quartz, it has a quite extraordinary vibration that brings through healing information from the shamanic healers who resided in those mountainous regions for centuries.

It has an interesting vibration that affects ones ability to better understand healing lore, and to carry out healing using this information. It energizes the third eye chakra and stimulates psychic visionary ability to come through.

Honey Calcite brings through mental clarity and will also help you to ground assisting the base, sacral and solar plexus chakras. It assists you to see solutions to problems and to manifest your dreams.

For anyone who needs to work long hours... it will give you the ability to 'stay the course'. It will help to overcome fear of taking action. It assists with lightbody manifestation as it filters light into the point within the body that requires healing at that time.

Hypersthene will help you if you are looking for answers. Keeping a piece of Hypersthene on you during meditation is helpful, as you will often get an answer quite easily.

It resonates within the higher chakras and will aid you to receive messages from spirit. Guidance from the spiritual realm may come through more easily... and it may enhance clairaudient abilities.

They may be helpful if you feel the need to criticize others... as its energy helps you to become less judgmental. Use the meaning of stones to aid you to open up future possibilities in your life, reduce negative self pride and enhance self esteem.

Gemstone Meanings - I

Ilvaite helps to increase your patience, and we can all use that. It helps to give you the ability to keep going when the going get tough.

It has good grounding qualities and is also helpful to stabilize you emotionally... as well as aiding healing.

Indigo Kyanite has similar crystal meanings to the other varieties (colors) of Kyanite and will bring all of the chakras into alignment and potentially bridge energy gaps created after any sort of accidents. It issues energies that stimulate the pineal gland... within the third eye chakra and may stimulate the development of psychic powers... and may assist you to experience lucid dreams.

Iolite Stones are a beautiful bluish violet colored stone that combines the energy of the throat chakra with the third eye chakra. It will assist with shamanic journeying... and if you have past life links to King Arthur's time it may help to solve old karma... and unravel the lessons that come through because of it.

It is a great stone for psychic artists to use and will aid their expression of their talents. For those who have difficulty meditating as their mind will not still... this crystal will calm the mind and help one respond tho the guidance one will access.

Iolite Sunstone is a mixture of metaphysical qualities of both Iolite and Sunstones. Like Iolite they have a strong vibration within the the third eye chakra... and like Sunstones they bring joy and positive feelings.

They have powerful gemstone meanings for awakening psychic gifts... specifically the gift of prophecy... and aid you to communicate more clearly with spirit guides. They embody many Iolite qualities... with the added energy from Sunstones that takes the energy down into the lower chakras, where you are able to ground these ideals into your physical existence.

Iron Pyrite is a strong solar plexus chakra stone, and is excellent to aid manifestation. It has a strong solar energy... enhancing your masculine vibration and energetically balancing both sexes. It will aid you to do what is needed to create abundance and prosperity in your life and particularly to manifest money. It is a powerful grounding stone and vibrates to both the earth chakra and the base chakra.

Gemstone Meanings - J

Jet is a base chakra stone and is very grounding. For anyone working with magic or the elemental forces it is absolutely a required stone as it is very protective. It helps one to draw upon the earth energies and channel this where one desires.

It has been in use since ancient times... and myth says that if you find any old jet jewelry take great care. Legend says that it is able to retain the energy and is difficult to remove. This ability to hold ancient memories is what gives it the ability to assist those who wish to use this aspect of its energy.

Jet is a stone of sympathy and its calming energy provides support and helps alleviate pain. It is excellent for healing grief... and was traditionally used in mourning jewelry.

Gemstone Meanings - K

Kambaba Stone is also known as Kambaba Jasper. This stone may calm your nerves and aid anxiety and stress. It has an unusual swirling pattern on the stones that are like eyes.

It will help you to look deeply into what you give your attention to... and it will help you to handle any emotions that are generated by what you are looking at. It will help you to be more patient... and it may assist you to make contact with those who are in spirit.

It is said to help with plant growth and it is known as a magical and mystical stone that may aid spells to work better.

Kornerupine occurs in a range of colors, with the green stone having a loving heart based energy. It helps you to see that life is precious... and to recognize the sacredness of it. But to be aware that death is inevitable and may be approached with gladness.

If you are going through a time of severe illness, and you fear the transition to the spirit world, this stone may aid you.

It aids emotional and physical healing... as well as helping you to look at the circumstances of your current life differently.

Kyanite comes in quite a few colors... the main ones being Blue, Green, Indigo, Black and Orange. Blue Kyanite is the most common... but the gemstone meanings of the Indigo stones can be read higher up the page.

All varieties will bring all of the chakras into alignment, and will bridge energy gaps caused by surgery or accidents in any area of the body.

Blue Kyanite emanates energies that stimulate your psychic abilities and may activate your telepathic capacity.

Kunzite is the pink variety of Spodumene and the green variety is Hiddenite. It is a strong heart chakra stone and thymus chakra stone.

Natural crystals of it open the heart chakra and the higher heart chakra and engender joy and love within the heart. It will aid one to feel love for all of life, animal life, plant life and humanity.

It makes us aware that we are one with the Divine. Using its energy will make one truly loving... and is a perfect stone to give as a love gift. The gemstone meanings of stones of a similar nature like Hiddenite and Kunzite may both be read for deeper understanding.

Gemstone Meanings - L

Labradorite is a stone of magic... awakening within those who use it new psychic or magical powers. These powers cannot be used for ill will... only for good as its vibration has in it protection from negativity. If worn at the ears it assists with clairaudience... worn as a ring it can enhance the sending of energy from the hands.

The natural crystal worn at the throat... or by placing it anywhere in the center of your body ... will enhance abilities, such as psychic clairvoyant gifts, communication with guides and many other spiritual gifts. Its color will vary and may change according to what area it is working on at the time.

Lapis Lazuli has the qualities of evoking wisdom and feelings of inner peace. It was a premier stone in Ancient Egypt as its vibration is one of royalty and inner peace. Once we understand the gemstone meanings of this amazing stone, each of us can embrace this energy, and use it to personally become the highest and best that we can. It works on the third eye chakra and the throat chakras.

The gemstone meanings relate to its strong vibration... as its energy creates heightened intuition and access to spiritual guidance... and will strengthen your creative and psychic communication abilities. It creates heightened depth and clarity in your thinking and communication.... and strengthens psychic ability.

Larimar is a strong throat chakra stone... bringing the power of clear communication... and assisting contact with the Goddess. By accessing the Divine Feminine you may soothe and heal your emotions and relieve stress.

If you look at this beautiful blue stone you will understand the gemstone meanings when see the colors of sea and sky within it. It evokes the beautiful feminine energies and creates good humor and confidence.

Lavender Fluorite also called Yttrium Fluorite is a non-crystalline variety of Fluorite. This powerful stone creates spiritual growth... as it assists you to make a connection directly with the Divine mind.

It assists you to develop your intuition and helps the growth of psychic powers including psychic knowing and clairvoyant abilities. If used at the heart chakra it creates calmness and serenity. It is a high frequency stone that may help those who wish to become spiritual mediums or to aid channeling abilities.

Lemurian Seed Crystals are a variety of Clear Quartz Crystals that have ladder like striations or hieroglyphs on them. They embody the loving energy of the Lemurian civilisation from which they originate.

By using these natural quartz crystals and meditating with them.... you may make contact with beings in spirit from that era... and amazing healing may take place.

Lepidocrocite is a strong stone for emotional healing... and assists you to experience Divine love. It makes a strong connection with the energy of the thymus chakra.

It releases fear and can open the heart chakra and heal romantic relationships through its loving energy. It surrounds you in a bubble of light... that provides psychic protection and is a strong barrier against negativity.

Libyan Desert Glass is also known as Libyan Gold Tektite... but scientists are not certain this is a Techtite. These stones are known to hold powerful manifestation energy... and are strong stones to use in meditation as they aid will-power.

These lovely golden yellow stones contain the energy of the Golden ray... a powerful spiritual energy. They are highly protective and are a good stone to strengthen the solar plexus chakra and to guard it against any negative psychic energy being deposited in that area. They have crystal meanings that make them a helpful stone for those who feel that they do not belong on this earth.

Lilac Lepidolite is a stone to soothe you if you are feeling depressed... as it contains lithium. A lovely stone to have on you... or put under your pillow when you are feeling low.

It is also a stone that encourages positive coincidence or synchronicity, and helps you to recognize the Divinity within your own self, and become aware of the divine presence more easily. It has crystal meanings that make you more in the flow of life.

Lithium Quartz is a variety of quartz with lithium inclusions within it. Depending on the piece some may be phantom quartz inclusions or it may be more deeply colored.

While the amount of Lithium in many stones may not be high, due to the resonance of the quartz crystals it works like a much stronger stone. It has a lovely peaceful energy, that will aid meditation and contact with the higher realms.

Lithium is known as an element that is used to calm you and is particularly helpful for depression and anxiety. Using this stone is one of the ways to relieve stress.

In Summary

If you wish to find out the meaning of stones that may interest you in another part of the alphabet... find out the meaning of stones in these categories by following the links below.

• To go to Healing Crystals and Gemstone Meanings A Click here

• To go to Healing Crystals and Gemstone Meanings B Click here

• To go to Healing Crystals and Gemstone Meanings C Click here

• To go to Healing Crystals and Gemstone Meanings D-F Click here

• To go to Healing Crystals and Gemstone Meanings G Click here

• To go to Healing Crystals and Gemstone Meanings M-N Click here

• To go to Healing Crystals and Gemstone Meanings O-P Click here

• To go to Healing Crystals and Gemstone Meanings Q-R Click here

• To go to Healing Crystals and Gemstone Meanings S Click here

• To go to Healing Crystals and Gemstone Meanings T-Z Click here

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