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You are on Fairy Stone Crosses Page 1
Contents: Fairy stone crosses; Andalusite
crosses in stone; Legend of fairy stones
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FAIRY
STONE CROSSES
from the Area outside Fairy Stone
Park, Virginia.
Natural staurolite crystals that
normally form just a bar shaped crystal, sometimes two fuse together into
crosses, as you see in the natural "bloom rock" matrix below:
The crosses formed are these three styles:

Here is a sampling in our own collection, we
have 2200 available at any given time for sale, all sizes:

Fairy stones are brown staurolite, a
combination of SILICA, IRON and ALUMINUM (and dots of real garnet).
Together, these minerals crystallize in twin form, accounting for the
cross-like structure.
Found only in rocks that have been subjected
to great heat and pressure, the stones are most commonly shaped like the
St. Andrew's and Roman crosses, though others are in the shape of the
Maltese cross.
The rare staurolite stones are found elsewhere (such
as in Russia or France), but not in such abundance and not shaped so
nearly like crosses as those in the vicinity of Fairy Stone State Park.
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| Individually
photographed below, you get exactly what you see in each photo. |
| LARGE FAIRY STONE PENDANTS (average
7/8" +)
Individually
photographed below, you get exactly what you see in each photo.
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| GOLD
WIRED $22 ea. |
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| SILVER
WIRED $22
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| MEDIUM
SIZE FAIRY STONE CROSS PENDANTS, average 3/4 to 7/8" $16 ea.
Individually
photographed below, you get exactly what you see in each photo.
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| GOLD
WIRED $16 ea. |
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| SILVER
WIRED $16 ea. |
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| PETITE FAIRY STONE CROSS PENDANTS
(average 1/2" to 3/4")
Individually
photographed below, you get exactly what you see in each photo.
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| SILVER
WIRED $14 ea. |
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| NATURAL
FAIRY STONE CROSSES still in the MATRIX (MOTHER) STONE
Average 5/8 to 15/16" long
$12 ea. unless marked otherwise
Individually
photographed below, you get exactly what you see in each photo. |
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| FAIRY STONE CROSSES
(PETITE, average 1/2 to 3/4")
$10 ea.
Individually
photographed below, you get exactly what you see in each photo. |
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FAIRY STONE CROSSES
(MEDIUM, average 3/4 to 7/8") $12 ea.
Individually
photographed below, you get exactly what you see in each photo. |
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| FAIRY
STONE CROSSES
(SPECIAL, LARGE, average 7/8" to
1-1/16" long)
$18 each
Individually
photographed below, you get exactly what you see in each photo.
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| FAIRY
STONE CROSSES
(EXTRA SPECIAL, EXTRA LARGE, average 1-1/16"
long and larger, but also thicker)
$22 each
Individually
photographed below, you get exactly what you see in each photo.
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| ANDALUSITE
CROSS IN STONE
The mineral chiastolite is a brown variety of andalusite (aluminum nesosilicate) which
contains dark inclusions that form a natural black cross (graphite,
carbon, and/or clay).
The name Andalusite comes from the Spanish
province Andalusia where this mineral can be found, the word Chiastolite
derives from the Greek "Chiastos" meaning "cross
marked".
This variety of Andalusite Chiastolite is found in
areas around Georgetown, California. Chiastolite has been used since ancient times for
protection.
(average 1-3/8 to 1-1/2") $12
each Individually
photographed below, you get exactly what you see in each photo. For
an additional $4, can be made into pendants like those below choose
silver or gold tone. |
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| ANDALUSITE
CROSS IN STONE PENDANT
Cross made into pendant (loop glued on back)
$16 each
Individually
photographed below, you get exactly what you see in each photo. |
| GOLD |
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| LEGEND
OF THE FAIRY STONE
Found in the area of Fairy Stone
State Park, Stuart, Virginia.
Many hundreds of years before Chief
Powhatan's reign, fairies were dancing around a spring of water, playing
with naiads and wood nymphs, when an elfin messenger arrived from a city
far away. He brought news of the death of Christ. When these
creatures of the forest heard the story of the crucifixion, they
wept.
As their tears fell upon the earth, they crystallized to form
beautiful crosses. When the fairies disappeared from the enchanted
place, ground about the spring and the adjacent valley was strewn with
these mementos of the event.
For many years people held these
little crosses in superstitious awe, firm in the belief that they
protected the wearer against witchcraft, sickness, accidents and disaster.
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| "The
Hand of God" cloud formation, I'm sure you'll enjoy. This
phenomenal natural photo was taken by Sue Beatrice in southern New Jersey:
She contacted me with more information from her
online gallery on how it was taken, except for resizing and color
correction, this is really what she saw & photographed:
Here's another image taken moments later as the
cloud was dissolving:
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| Fairy
stones in matrix, this great specimen from France is displayed at the
Smithsonian Museum:
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| STONE
CROSS MOUNTAIN MUSEUM
April 2007
We visited the museum in Martinsville,
Virginia and had a personal tour of the museum by Don Hopkins
himself. The museum represents a lifetime labor of love for him, and
it made our tour that much more interesting and educational. Here is
Don at the museum:

An impressive array of fairy stones in all
sizes and thicknesses that he found in Virginia:

Here are many stone crosses

Several hundred fairy stone crosses in matrix
in this showcase, wow!

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| STONE
CROSSES FROM OTHER STATES & COUNTRIES |
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Georgia & North Carolina:

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Minnesota,
Australia, Madagascar, and New Mexico:
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From
Minnesota:

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From
Maine:

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Madagascar:

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Russia:


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New Mexico:

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| We
recommend a visit if you are in southern Virginia, here is more
information on the museum and the area:
http://www.stonecrossmountain.com/museum.htm
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