Fine transparent and translucent stones
beige, white, blue, brown, grey, yellow, mauve, brown, orange, black, pink, red, green, violet
Here are our transparent and translucent stones and crystals. They can be natural and are listed by color further down this page.
You can also find out more about their symbols and virtues in lithotherapy, the associated astrological signs, or get an overview of their mineralogy.
What are the symbols and meanings of a transparent or translucent stone?
Energy amplification and spiritual connection
If the range of colors of stones through which light passes is infinite, they share at least one power: their translucent transparency symbolizes clarity, purity and light; factually or metaphorically, they amplify spiritual energies, facilitating a connection with dimensions of consciousness that can be described, for want of a better term, as irreducible to reason, as sublime and transcendent.
What are the lithotherapy virtues of these stones?
In lithotherapy, transparent or translucent stones will essentially have purifying and energetic properties that can help balance the chakras, aid concentration and dissipate negative energies.
List of transparent and translucent gemstones
by color
Transparent or translucent beige stones
Agate and Gypsum crystals
If you're looking for beige jewelry, check out this beautiful Agate andamp; Magnesite andamp; Moonstone bracelet. For a beautiful mineral, check out this incredible crystallized Gypsum.
Transparent and translucent white stones
Milky white crystals, with blue highlights, iridescent, black streaks
White symbolizes the totality of possibilities. Between death and birth, it's a new beginning. To find out more about the symbols of white stones, click here.
- White Agate is sometimes translucent, inviting peace and love.
- Dendritic Agate with motifs evoking roots or ferns
- Dendritic Agate with motifs evoking roots or ferns
- Botswana Agate with colored ribbons is sometimes translucent
- an Agate tranche blends white with grey and black or white with brown
- an aquamarine blends white and blue
- clear, white and translucent calcite
- rock crystal to amplify the benefits of other stones and promote overall energetic harmony.
- Gypsum can crystallize ina translucent form
- Herkimer diamonds are milky-white and translucent quartz.
- transparent or translucent Hiddénite
- Translucent white Labradorite is a milky white stone with blue reflections.
- a transparent and translucent Orthoclase pendant in silver
- moonstone can be translucent
- actinolite quartz is translucent with black streaks
- a Ghost Quartz pendant in 925 sterling silver
- Girasol" milky transparent quartz pendant
- Transparent Hematoid Quartz with attractive red streaks
- transparent lodolite quartz with red highlights
- transparent or translucent rutile quartz
- a natural Sulfur Quartz pendant
- Quartz with Tourmaline
- white selenite
Transparent or translucent blue stones
light blue crystals with grey
Understanding its share of sadness, azure opens our eyes to the beauty of the world. To find out more about the symbols of blue semi-precious stones, click here.
- Light blue and blue-green aquamarines
- certaines Cordiérites ou
- and some Cyanites too
- Transparent or translucent blue fluorite
- iridescent blue Labradorite
- Opaline is a beautiful synthetic stone reminiscent of moonstone or opal.
- translucent light blue topaz
Brown and brown transparent or translucent stones
interlaced with black, white, grey, green, yellow, orange, red
Brown and maroon are symbols of stability, balance and the protective and reassuring face of Nature. To find out more about the symbols of semi-precious stones in this color, click here.
- Brown and brown dendritic agates can be translucent
- l'Ambre clair, honey, Cognac, quality A
- beautiful honey yellow Fluorite pendant
- translucent Smoky Quartz with brown or maroon in rolled stones, rough stones, beads, bracelets and pendants
- another raw Smoky Quartz
Transparent or translucent grey stones
speckled with grey or black, with white, green, pink, brown, yellow, blue, blue and silver highlights
Between black and white, gray stands for balance, stability and reliability. To find out more about the symbols of grey semi-precious stones, click here.
- Grey dendritic agates can be translucent, as on this beautiful grey agate bracelet.
- there are also gray Agate geodes or beautiful slices of translucent gray and black Agate
- translucent grey Labradorite
- a translucent grey moonstone bracelet
- Smoky Quartz grey
- grey Smoky Quartz beads
Transparent or translucent yellow stones
yellow-bronze, lemon, amber-cognac, honey
Yellow symbolizes optimism, solar energy and youthful emotion. To find out more about the symbols of yellow crystals and gemstones, click here.
- A yellow Agate pendant can be translucent
- there's yellow in Ametrine
- as inAuralite or Melody stone
- yellow beryl pendants can be translucent
- Yellow or lemon-yellow calcite can also be translucent.
- Citrine in different shades of yellow
- Yellow Fluorite
- a beautiful Pietersite pendant with translucent yellow
- a translucent yellow Plagioclase
- a yellow Prasiolite pendant
- Lemon Quartz pendant
- Yellow rutile quartz
- Lemon yellow Serpentine
- multicolored Tourmaline with yellow can be translucent
Transparent or translucent mauve or violet stones
Violet, purple, lavender crystals
Violet is a symbol of creativity, spirituality and the quest for wisdom. Mauve is more associated with sophistication and femininity. To find out more about the symbols of violet and mauve crystals and gemstones, click here.
Transparent or translucent orange gemstones
Salmon, apricot, peach crystals
The color orange is a symbol of vitality and self-expression. To find out more about the symbols of orange crystals and stones, click here.
- Translucent cornelian agates
- Amber orange
- there may be orange in Auralite
- apricot-colored calcite
- orange Hessonite garnet can be translucent
- Labradorite can have an orange sheen and be translucent
- Orange Fire Opal can be translucent
- moonstones with a peachy hue can be translucent
- peach quartz beads can be translucent
- orange selenite can be translucent
Transparent or translucent black stones
with beige, white, blue, brown, grey, mauve, orange, pink, green, violet, filaments and sequins
The color black is a symbol of multiple nature; it is the beginning, the mystery and the end. To find out more about the symbols of black crystals and stones, click here.
- Black and translucent dendritic agates
- Auralite can include black
- Opale Cappuccino with translucentblack
- Piétersite with Nellite features black and can be translucent
- actinolite quartz can include black and be translucent
- Smoky Quartz with black and translucent
- Tourmaline Quartz can be black and translucent
Transparent or translucent pink crystals and stones
Light pink, pale and lavender
The color pink is symbolically linked to tenderness, love and regeneration. To find out more about the symbols of pink crystals and stones, click here.
- translucent pink girasol quartz
- Pink Hematoid Quartz
- Lavender-Pink Quartz
- Rose Quartz
- there's pink in multicolored Tourmaline or Elbaite
- Rubellite or pink tourmaline can be translucent
Crystals and transparent or translucent red stones
brick, fire, garnet, hematite, orange, rust colors
Red is the color of love, desire and energy. But that's not all. To find out more about the symbols associated with red crystals and stones, click here.
Transparent or translucent green stones
Dark green, light green, pale green, olive, lemon, moss crystals
Green is the color of physical and spiritual love, and of renewal. To find out more about its ambivalence and the symbols associated with green gemstones, click here.
- Translucent foam agates
- Pale blue-green aquamarine
- green and pale green apatite
- Green Apophyllite
- translucent green Aventurine
- translucent green Brazilianite
- translucent green beryl
- translucent lime-green Chalcedony
- translucent green calcite
- translucent green Chrysoprase
- a wonderful green Chrome-Diopside pendant
- Fluorite or Green Fluorite
- the Green Pomegranate
- translucent pale green Hiddénite
- lime green Chinese jade
- Labradorite with green
- Green Moldavite
- translucent green Onyx
- translucent green opal
- Peridot, Olivine or Chrysolite
- Prasiolite or "Green Quartz
- incredible translucent green Prehnites with black streaks
- Seraphinite or Clinochlore Serpentine with black lines
- Translucent Chinese Serpentine Jade
- beautiful translucent green Tourmalines
- Lemon-clear Libyan glass.
Refilling transparent stones and crystals
Purification and cleaning
Under the Sun/Moon, fumigation, wind, running water, with intention, singing bowl, form waves, prayers...Astrological signs
Gemini and Aquarius for their link with the element Air, symbol of clarityAll signs may be affected, depending on color
Chakras
Often associated with the crown chakra / all or several chakrasElements
Air - or all depending on the stoneMineralogy of transparent and translucent stones
The transparency of a stone or crystal can be explained as follows:
- Because of its crystalline structure and the absence of impurities. Light can pass through their crystal lattice without significant dispersion. Refractive index and chemical purity play a key role
- their transparency varies according to their mineralogical composition and color
- for beige stones, the presence of minerals such as feldspar can influence their transparency
- the transparency of white stones is often due to their pure crystalline structure.
- the presence of titanium and iron can explain a blue transparency
- brown stones frequently contain iron impurities that can counterfeit their clarity
- it's the silica that explains the semi-transparency of the gray stones most of the time - if you can call it that!
- yellow crystals, such as citrine, are transparent due to the presence of iron oxide
- mauve stones owe their transparency to the presence of manganese
- brown stones may contain aluminum impurities
- orange-colored stones are transparent due to the presence of iron oxide
- black stones are generally opaque due to their volcanic composition
- the transparency of pink crystals comes from titanium
- chromium usually explains the transparent hue of red stones
- green stones are usually translucent due to the vanadium and chromium content
- crystalline structure, purity and the presence of inclusions can explain the purple color of the crystals, which varies according to the amount of iron and other impurities.
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