Stone Mania

Beautiful and extremely rare, the tiffany stone is known by a number of different names including bertrandite, which is a misnomer because that is a mineral in its own right, opalized fluorite, which is the most accurate and among others, ice cream opal.

Tiffany stone (opalized fluorite) is mined solely in one location in the world, the Brush-Wellman Beryllium mine in the western deserts of Utah in the USA.  This in itself is one reason for it being rare, however the fact that the vast majority of stones which are mined are crushed up as part of the beryllium extraction process means that very few are spared to be used for anything else, hence the tiffany stone is not only rare, but also quite expensive.  

The tiffany stone (opalized fluorite) is believed by crystal healers to be a highly energetic but subtle gemstone which helps with communication and interpretation of psychically received information of all kinds, including telepathic and clairvoyance.  It helps emotionally by assisting with transitions during all sorts of changes and can also give the wearer emotional strength and help with releasing hidden or secret feelings.  It is also believed to be beneficial for business and business success.  Physically the tiffany stone (opalized fluorite) is said to boost sex drive and enhance sexual experience.  It is considered to be an all round healing gemstone.

The name tiffany was given to this gemstone commercially as some stones can be very similar to the patterns in tiffany glass.  There are no other other direct connections with the company known as Tiffany & Co, except that it was the founder's son, Louis Comfort Tiffany who was the decorative glass and lamp designer famous for his stained glass windows and lamps.

The tiffany stone (opalized fluorite) is most commonly patterned with purples, lilacs, blacks and whites however occasionally pieces can also be found with a range of more diverse colours as well.

Definitely one of our rarer and more expensive cabochon gemstone varieties, the tiffany stone (opalized fluorite) is not always easy to find hence our stock can sometimes be quite limited.

Tiffany stone is graded as 4 on Mohs scale of mineral hardness.

The following link  is one of the very few that we found which offered any worthwhile information on the tiffany stone 

http://www.utahlavender.com/index.htm