CRYSTAL SUBSTITUTIONS
In my crystal work, I like to explore the uses, benefits and magic of all crystals, from those that are common and readily available to those that are rare and difficult to obtain.
Although every crystal has its own unique qualities, you may not always have access to the particular crystal I recommend. In these cases, feel free to consider one of the substitutes below, which offer similar energies and qualities.
Amber: Carnelian, Jet, Sunstone
Ametrine: Pair an Amethyst and a Citrine
Ancestralite: Hematite, Isua Stone, Jet, Petrified Wood, Smokey Quartz
Andean Blue Opal: Aqua Aura Quartz, Blue Apatite, Owyhee Opal, any other Blue Opal
Angel Aura Quartz: Clear Quartz, Moonstone, Silver
Angelite: Celestite, Seraphinite, Stilbite
Aqua Aura Quartz: Aquamarine, Blue Apatite, Turquoise
Aquamarine: Blue Aragonite, Blue Tourmaline, Hemimorphite, Larimar
Arfvedsonite: Black Moonstone, Black Onyx, Black Tourmaline
Astrophyllite: Black Moonstone
Black Kyanite: Black Moonstone, Black Onyx, Vivianite
Black Moonstone: Black Onyx or any other type of Moonstone
Black Opal: Andamooka Opal, Black Moonstone, Black Tourmaline, Jet
Bloodstone: Chlorite In Quartz, Red Garnet, Red Jasper
Blue Fluorite: Blue Calcite, Blue Sodalite, Rainbow Fluorite
Blue Lace Agate: Angelite, Blue Calcite, Blue Chalcedony, Celestite
Blue Sapphire: Lapis Lazuli, Pietersite, Tanzanite
Blue Star Sapphire: Blue Sapphire, Lapis Lazuli, Moonstone, Tanzanite
Blue Tara Quartz: Chrysocolla, Dianite, Howlite, Rainbow Moonstone, Tibetan Quartz
Blue Tourmaline: Aqua Aura Quartz, Aquamarine, Blue Aragonite
Botswana Agate: Rainbow Fluorite, Red Jasper, Smokey Quartz, Sodalite
Brandberg Amethyst: Any other variety of Amethyst
Bronzite: Brown Tourmaline, Dalmatian Jasper, Smokey Quartz
Bumblebee Stone: Citrine, Yellow Jasper, Yellow Opal
Cassiterite: Amethyst, Sugilite, Tin
Cat's Eye: Labradorite, Serpentine, Tiger’s Eye
Cavansite: Aqua Aura Quartz, Blue Aragonite, Blue Calcite
Celestite: Angelite, Danburite, Turquoise, Violane
Charoite: Amethyst, Iolite, Labradorite, Sugilite
Cheetah Agate: Cat’s Eye, Leopardskin Jasper, Tiger’s Eye
Chevron Amethyst: Pair an Amethyst and a Clear Quartz
Chiastolite: Andalusite, Petrified Wood, Smokey Quartz
Cinnabar: Dragon Stone, Mahogany Obsidian, Red Garnet, Ruby
Dalmatian Jasper: Chrysoprase, Citrine, Sunstone, Yellow Opal
Danburite: Carnelian, Moonstone, Selenite
Darwinite: Red Garnet, Smokey Quartz, Tektite, Thailandite
Dioptase: Green Diopside, Quantum Quattro, Turquoise
Dragon Stone: Bloodstone, Cinnabar, Obsidian
Dumortierite: Blue Sodalite, Pietersite, Lapis Lazuli
Emerald: Dioptase, Green Apatite, Green Aventurine, Green Tourmaline
Eudialyte: Red Garnet, Rubellite, Unakite
Falcon’s Eye: Labradorite, Lapis Lazuli, Seraphinite, Tektite, Tiger’s Eye
Golden Apatite: Citrine, Golden Labradorite, Tiger’s Eye
Golden Danburite: Citrine, Rutile in Quartz, Petalite
Golden Fluorite: Bumblebee Stone, Citrine, Pyrite, Yellow Calcite or other coloured Fluorite
Green Diopside: Chrysocolla, Dioptase, Green Jade, Rainforest Rhyolite
Harlequin Quartz: Kunzite, Pink Petalite, Rose Quartz, Super Quartz
Heliodor: Citrine, Golden Topaz, Tiger’s Eye, Yellow Tourmaline
Hemimorphite: Aquamarine, Blue Aragonite, Blue Calcite, Larimar
Herderite: Apophyllite, Clear Quartz, Dioptase, Green Jade
Herkimer Diamond: Blue Apatite, Clear Quartz, Herderite, Moonstone, Super Quartz
Hypersthene: Black Moonstone, Black Opal, Black Onyx, Labradorite, Rainbow Sheen Obsidian
Imperial Topaz: Amber, Carnelian, Sunstone
Iolite: Amethyst, Labradorite, Lapis Lazuli
Jet: Black Garnet, Black Moonstone, Black Onyx, Black Tourmaline, Petrified Wood
Kakortokite: Eudialyte, Golden Healer Quartz, Jade, Moonstone, Natrolite
Kammererite: Ametrine, Lepidolite, Spurrite, Violet Scapolite
Kunzite: Morganite, Pink Petalite, Rhodochrosite, Tugtupite
Labradorite: Black Moonstone, Psilomelane, Tektite
Lapis Lazuli: Azurite, Iolite, Labradorite, Lazurite, Tanzanite
Larimar: Amazonite, Aqua Aura Quartz, Aquamarine, Blue Aragonite, Blue Opal, Hemimorphite, Plancheite
Leopardskin Jasper: Cat’s Eye, Cheetah Agate, Smokey Quartz
Lepidolite: Amethyst, Violet Kunzite, Lithium Quartz
Libyan Desert Glass: Moldavite, Pallasite, Pyrite, Tiger’s Eye
Lionskin: Leopardskin Jasper, Tiger’s Eye, Yellow Pietersite
Lithium Quartz: Kunzite, Lepidolite, Pink Tourmaline, Rose Quartz
Lemurian Jade: Green Aventurine, Moss Agate, Pounamu or any other type of Jade
Mahogany Obsidian: Black Obsidian, Bronzite, Ruby Aura Quartz
Malachite: Chrysocolla, Green Tremolite, Ocean Jasper
Mohawkite: Black Onyx, Chrysocolla, Spiderweb Jasper
Mookaite: Nunderite, Red Jasper, Yellow Jasper or any type of Jasper
Morganite: Emerald, Kunzite, Pink Petalite, Rose Quartz
Moss Agate: Green Aventurine, Green Jasper, Jet, Lemurian Seed Crystal, Tree Agate
Nebula Stone: Astrophyllite, Covellite, Isua Stone, Kambaba Stone, Starstone
Nunderite: Chrysoprase, Jet, Red Jasper, Smokey Quartz
Nuummite: Apache Tear, Astrophyllite, Black Obsidian
Orange Aragonite: Amber, Orange Aventurine, Orange Kyanite, Peach Selenite
Orange Calcite: Honey Calcite, Sunstone, Yellow Calcite
Orange Kyanite: Amber, Orange Aragonite, Peach Selenite
Orange Stilbite: Amber, Peach Moonstone, Peach Selenite
Orange Zincite: Carnelian, Fire Agate, Fire Opal, Sunstone
Ox’s Eye: Dragon Stone, Red Jasper, Tiger’s Eye, Tiger Iron
Peach Moonstone: Orange Stilbite, Peach Selenite, any other colour of Moonstone
Petrified Wood: Ancestralite, Black Onyx, Jet, Nuummite
Phenakite: Azurite, Clear Quartz, Moonstone
Phosphosiderite: Amethyst, Charoite, Lepidolite, Purpurite
Pietersite: Blue Sapphire, Blue Sodalite, Dumortierite, Falcon’s Eye, Lapis Lazuli
Pink Petalite: Clear Petalite, Kunzite, Morganite, Rose Quartz
Preseli Blue Stone: Black Obsidian, Dendritic Agate, Indigo Gabbro, Jet, Psilomelane
Purpurite: Amethyst, Phosphosiderite, Purple Angelite
Quantum Quattro: Use any combination of Chrysocolla, Dioptase, Malachite, Shattuckite and Smokey Quartz
Red Calcite: Black Tourmaline, Poppy Jasper, Red Jasper
Red Capped Amethyst: Amethyst, Purple Fluorite, Smokey Quartz
Ruby Aura Quartz: Mahogany Obsidian, Rose Aura Quartz, Ruby
Ruby: Cinnabar, Red Garnet, Ruby Aura Quartz
Rutile In Quartz: Citrine, Golden Apatite, Sunshine Aura Quartz
Serpentine Stichtite: Pair Serpentine With Amethyst
Shattuckite: Azurite, Iolite, Lapis Lazuli
Snakeskin Agate: Lizardite, Malachite, Serpentine
Sonora Sunrise: Combine a piece of Chrysocolla with Cuprite or Red Jasper
Spectrolite: Ammolite, Labradorite, Stichtite
Stichtite: Amethyst, Atlantisite, Sugilite, Super Quartz
Sugilite: Amethyst, Charoite, Lepidolite, Richterite
Sunset Aura Quartz: Carnelian, Sunstone
Sunshine Aura Quartz: Citrine, Golden Apatite, Rutile In Quartz
Super Quartz: Combine Amethyst and Smokey Quartz
Tanzan Aura Quartz: Black Tourmaline, Iolite, Lapis Lazuli, Royal Aura Quartz, Tanzanite
Tanzanite: Blue Sodalite, Iolite, Lapis Lazuli
Tektite: Eudialyte, Falcon’s Eye, Red Tourmaline
Thulite: Amber, Green Zoisite, Red Garnet, Sunstone
Tibetan Quartz: Blue Tara Quartz, Clear Quartz, Herkimer Diamond, Tibetan Tektite
Tourmalinated Quartz: Pair a Black Tourmaline and a Clear Quartz
Triphane: Brazilianite, Citrine, Golden Danburite, Peacock Ore
Tugtupite: Pink Tourmaline, Red Garnet, Rhodochrosite, Ruby
Ussingite: Amethyst, Lepidolite, Sugilite
Vera Cruz Amethyst: Any other variety of Amethyst
Violane: Celestite, Moonstone, Tanzanite
Violet Flame Opal: Amethyst, Charoite, Labradorite, Lepidolite
Violet Scapolite: Amethyst, Purple Vesuvianite, Spurrite, Tiffany Stone
Violet Smithsonite: Amethyst, Cobaltocalcite, Mangano Calcite, Rose Quartz
Watermelon Tourmaline: Diaspore, Green Tourmaline, Jade, Pink Tourmaline, Ruby Fuchsite, Ruby Zoisite, Sakura Agate, Zultanite
Witches Fingers: Moonstone, Phenakite, Serpentine
Yellow Opal: Bumblebee Stone, Citrine, Dalmatian Jasper
Zebra Stone: Picasso Jasper, Snowflake Obsidian, Tourmalated Quartz