Toxic Crystal & Mineral Reference

As beautiful and wonderful as crystals are for their healing properties and the many ways that they can heal and improve our lives, there are times when we need to use caution while using them. As a general rule, any crystal or mineral that contains a metal is potentially toxic as this can leach out into the water that you are using to make your crystal water or gem elixirs/essences.  The tumbled and polished stones are said to be safer, but it is always best to be on the side of caution and use an indirect method.  

This by no means a complete list and I am always looking to keep it as up to date as I can.  I have collected this information from various books and internet sources.  I am more than happy for this list to be used and shared, as it is for the benefit of all.  I am not a geologist, mineralogist or a medical physician, so please always check your crystal is safe to use.

A            

Actinolite---Can occur a type of Asbestos

Adamite---Contains Arsenic and Copper

Ajoite---Contains Aluminium and Copper

Alexandrite---Contains Aluminium

Amazonite---Contains Copper

Amblygonite---Contains Aluminium

Andalusite (Chiastolite)---Contains Aluminium

Angelsite---Contains Lead

Atacamite---Contains Copper

Auricalcite---Contains Zinc and Copper

Axinite---Contains Aluminium

Azurite---Contains Copper

B            

Barite/Baryte---Contains Aluminium

Bastnaesite---Contains Cerium

Beryl Family---All contain Aluminium

•             Aquamarine

•             Bixbite

•             Emerald

•             Goshenite

•             Heliodor

•             Morganite          

Black Tourmaline---Contains Aluminium

Boji-Stones---Contains Sulphur, Pyrite and/or Marcasite

·         moqui Balls
·         Shaman Stone
·         Shamanic Star Stone      

Bornite (Peacock Ore)---Contains Copper and Sulphur

Brazilianite---Contains Aluminium

Bronchantite---Contains Copper

C            

Cavansite---Contains Vanadium and Copper

Celestite---Contains Strontium

Cerrusite---Contains Lead

Chalcanthite---Contains Copper

Chalcopyrite---Contains Copper and Sulphur

Chrysoberyl---Contains Aluminium

Chrysocolla---Contains Copper

Chrysotile (Serpentine)---Most common form of Asbestos

Cinnabar---Contains toxic levels of Mercury

Cobaltocalcite---Contains Cobalt

Conicalcite---Contains Copper

Copper---Copper - Poisonous

Coral---May contain Bacteria

Corundum Family---Contains Aluminium

•             Ruby

•             Sapphire             

Covellite---Contains Copper and Sulphur

Creedite---Contains Aluminium

Crocidolite (Riebecktite)---Hazardous form of Asbestos

Crocoite---Contains Chromium

Cuprite---Contains Copper

D            

Dioptase---Contains Copper

Dumortierite---Contains Aluminium

E             

Emerald---Contains Aluminium

Epidote---Contains Aluminium

F             

Feldspar Family---All contain Aluminium

•             Albite Moonstone

•             Amazonite

•             Labradorite

•             Ortholase Moonstone

•             Sunstone            

G            

Galena---Contains Lead

Garnet Family---All contain Aluminium

•             Almandine

•             Andradite

•             Grossular

•             Hessonite

•             Pyrope

•             Spessartine

•             Uvarovite           

Garnierrite (Falcondoite)---Contains Copper

Gem Silica---Contains Copper

H            

Hematite---Will Rust, but not Toxic

I              

Iolite---Contains Aluminium

J             

Jadeite---Contains Aluminium

K            

Kunzite---Contains Aluminium

Kyanite---Contains Aluminium

L             

Lapis Lazuli---Contains Pyrite, Aluminium and Sulphur

Lazulite---Contains Aluminium

Lazurite---Contains Aluminium and Sulphur

Lepidolite---Contains Aluminium

M           

Magnetite(Lodestone)---Will Rust, but not Toxic

Malachite---Contains Copper

Marcasite---Contains Sulphur

Mica Family---All contain Aluminium

•             Fuchsite

•             Lepidolite

•             Muscovite          

Mimetite---Contains Lead and Arsenic

Mohawkite---Contains Copper, Arsenic and Sulphur

Moldavite---Contains Aluminium Oxide

Moonstone---Contains Aluminium

Morganite---Contains Aluminium

O            

Orpiment---Contains Arsenic

P            

Pietersite---Raw form contains Asbestos

Prehnite---Contains Aluminium

Proustite---Contains Arsenic

Psilomelane---Contains Barium

Pyrite---Contains Sulphur

Q            

Quantum Quattro---Contains Copper

R            

Realgar / Pararealgar---Contains Arsenic and Sulphur

Ruby---Contains Aluminium

S             

Sapphire---Contains Aluminium

Scapolite---Contains Aluminium

Selenite---Not Toxic, but tiny shards may break of in water

Seraphinite---Contains Aluminium

Serpentine---Raw form contains Asbestos

Shattuckite---Contains Copper

Smithsonite---Contains Zinc and Copper

Sodalite---Contains Aluminium

Spinel---Contains Aluminium and Zinc

Spodumene Family---Contains Aluminium

•             Hiddenite

•             Kunzite

Staurolite---Contains Aluminium

Stibnite---Contains Lead and Antimony

Stilbite---Contains Aluminium

Sugilite---Contains Aluminium

Sulphur---Sulphur - Poisonous

Sunstone---Contains Aluminium

T             

Tanzanite---Contains Aluminium

Tiger's Eye---Raw form contains Asbestos

Topaz Family---All contain Aluminium

•             Blue

•             Champagne

•             Imperial              

Torbenite---Radioactive

Tourmaline Family---All contain Aluminium

•             Dravite

•             Elbaite

•             Indicolite

•             Rubellite

•             Schorl

•             Siberite

•             Watermelon     

Tremolite---Contains Asbestos

Turquoise---Contains Copper

V            

Vanadinite---Contains Lead and Vanadium

Variscite---Contains Aluminium

Vesuvianite---Contains Aluminium

W           

Wavellite---Contains Aluminium

Wulfenite---Contains Lead and Molybdenum

Z             

Zincite---Contains Zinc

Zircon---Contains trace amounts of Radioactive Hafnium, Uranium and Thorium

Zoisite---Contains Aluminium