{"title":"Palm Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur full range of palm stones from the Sedona Crystal Vortex collection. Each is chosen for craftsmanship and the character of the stone. Explore the selection and find your piece.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"black-tourmaline-palm-stone","title":"Black Tourmaline Palm Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eSized and shaped for the hand—the flat oval that sits in the palm without effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Tourmaline (Schorl) is a boron silicate mineral in the Tourmaline group, Mohs 7–7.5. The palm stone form is polished flat on both faces and curved at the edges so it rests naturally in the closed hand—a lapidary shape designed for extended holding rather than display. The natural striations that run along Tourmaline's long axis are still visible on the polished surface. Major sources are Brazil, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed for the Saxon mining village of Schorl, where the stone was documented in the 15th century, Schorl was later introduced to broader European trade by the Dutch East India Company. In metaphysical tradition it is connected to the root chakra and to grounding and protective practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn everyday carry stone—dense enough to feel substantial, smooth enough to use without thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","offers":[{"title":"1.6\"L x 1.1\"W x 0.3\"T","offer_id":47066578485471,"sku":"84872671-0428","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/DSC_0428BlackTourmalinePalmStone.webp?v=1750190848"},{"product_id":"chrysoprase-palm-stone-3","title":"Chrysoprase Palm Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the few stones green enough to stop you mid-stride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChrysoprase is a nickel-bearing chalcedony—cryptocrystalline quartz whose trace nickel silicate content produces an even, apple-green tone across the entire stone. Unlike malachite or aventurine, chrysoprase's color is not from banding or inclusions but from chemistry distributed through the microstructure. Mohs 6.5–7; this piece is shaped and polished to fill the palm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrized since antiquity by the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, chrysoprase has a long ornamental and talisman history. Tradition records that Alexander the Great carried a piece in battle. In the heart and solar plexus chakra tradition it is linked with compassion, forgiveness, and the courage to open oneself to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA polished palm stone for the collector who wants serious green in a pocket-ready form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","offers":[{"title":"2.5\"L x 1.8\"W x 0.8\"T","offer_id":47066606862559,"sku":"DSC_0146","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.4\"L x 1.4\"W x 0.8\"T","offer_id":47066606895327,"sku":"DSC_0147","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.2\"L x 1.6\"W x 0.8\"T","offer_id":47066606928095,"sku":"DSC_0148","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2.1\"L x 1.4\"W x 0.9\"T","offer_id":47066606960863,"sku":"Chryso-0149","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2\"L x 1.4\"W x 0.6\"T","offer_id":47066606993631,"sku":"DSC_0150","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.9\"L x 1.5\"W x 0.8\"T","offer_id":47066607026399,"sku":"DSC_0151","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/DSC_0146copyChrysoprasePalmStone.jpg?v=1750191600"},{"product_id":"chrysoprase-palm-stone-4","title":"Chrysoprase Palm Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eApple green, cool in the hand, with a depth the eye keeps searching for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChrysoprase is chalcedony—cryptocrystalline quartz—colored by trace nickel silicate dispersed through its microcrystalline structure. That distributed coloring is what gives chrysoprase its distinctive even green, as opposed to the banding you see in agate. Mohs hardness 6.5–7; the polish here is high and smooth, shaped for the palm. Major deposits come from Australia, Poland, and Tanzania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChrysoprase was used in jewelry by the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, and Alexander the Great was said in legend to have carried a piece throughout his campaigns. In the heart and solar plexus chakra tradition it is associated with compassion, forgiveness, and clear emotional sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA polished palm stone designed to be held—substantial enough to notice, smooth enough to hold without thinking about it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","offers":[{"title":"2.7\"L x 1.7\"W x 0.9\"T","offer_id":47066607190239,"sku":"Chryso-0177","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.6\"L x 1.8\"W x 1\"T","offer_id":47066607223007,"sku":"Chryso-0178","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.5\"L x 1.7\"W x 0.9\"T","offer_id":47066607255775,"sku":"Chryso-0179","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.4\"L x 1.6\"W x 0.8\"T","offer_id":47066607288543,"sku":"Chryso-0180","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.6\"L x 1.7\"W x 0.9\"T","offer_id":47066607321311,"sku":"Chryso-0182","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2.6\"L x 1.8\"W x 0.9\"T","offer_id":47066607354079,"sku":"Chryso-0187","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/DSC_0177copyChrysoprasePalmStone.jpg?v=1750191616"},{"product_id":"dendritic-opal-palm-stone","title":"Dendritic Opal Palm Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003ePale stone threaded with black dendrites—frozen ferns locked inside translucent white.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDendritic opal is a white to cream common opal hosting dendritic manganese or iron oxide inclusions that branch like frost across the surface. Unlike precious opal, it carries no play-of-color; its beauty is in the branching tracery, each stone a one-of-a-kind landscape. Mohs hardness 5.5–6.5. Polished here into a smooth palm stone with a flat base and a curved reverse that fits naturally in the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn European folk tradition, branching patterns in stone were called “signatures of nature” and associated with vitality and the earth’s living systems. In contemporary practice, dendritic opal is linked to the root chakra and to a sense of groundedness and quiet steadiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA calm, tactile piece for the hand, the desk, or the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","offers":[{"title":"approx. 2.5\"x2\"x0.5\"","offer_id":47066621214943,"sku":"86428383","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/7W7A1930.jpg?v=1750192056"},{"product_id":"fluorite-palm-stone","title":"Fluorite Palm Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe weight and smoothness of fluorite shaped to sit in the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFluorite is calcium fluoride (CaF²), a halide mineral, Mohs hardness 4 with perfect octahedral cleavage in four directions. The palm-stone form is cut and polished specifically for hand contact—a wider oval with a smooth, slightly domed surface. Fluorite's color range runs from colorless through green, purple, yellow, and blue, all driven by trace impurities and lattice defects rather than changes in the base chemistry; many specimens show multiple color zones in a single piece. Principal deposits come from China, Mexico, and southern Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name fluorite comes from the Latin \u003cem\u003efluere\u003c\/em\u003e—to flow—a reference to its use as a metallurgical flux before it was recognized as a mineral in its own right. Ancient Chinese and Roman lapidaries worked it into ornaments, often mistaking it for jade. In tradition it is associated with all chakras and with mental focus and calm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stone shaped for the hand—smooth enough to carry in a pocket, substantial enough to feel purposeful when held.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","offers":[{"title":"2.25\"L x 1.75\"W x 0.5\"T","offer_id":47066627375327,"sku":"40728543","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.5\"L x 2\"W x 0.75\"H","offer_id":47066627408095,"sku":"44674709","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/3618.jpg?v=1750192257"},{"product_id":"obsidian-palm-stone","title":"Obsidian Palm Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmooth and cold in the hand—volcanic glass polished to a mirror finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObsidian forms when silica-rich lava quenches rapidly on contact with air or water, bypassing crystallization entirely. The result is a natural amorphous glass with conchoidal fracture, vitreous luster, and a hardness of 5–5.5 on the Mohs scale. This palm stone is polished to a flat oval, both faces mirror-smooth, the absolute blackness of the glass broken only by the pale reflection of whatever it faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the chakra tradition, obsidian is associated with the root chakra and linked in practice to grounding, protection, and inner clarity. Across pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, obsidian mirrors were used in ritual and divination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA palm stone that sits quietly in the hand—dense, grounding, and entirely black.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","offers":[{"title":"2.1\"L x 1.5\"W x 0.8\"T","offer_id":47066919436511,"sku":"70050709-0426","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/DSC_0426ObsidianPalmStone.webp?v=1750193771"},{"product_id":"ocean-jasper-palm-stone","title":"Ocean Jasper Palm Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eCircles within circles, green and cream and rust, sealed in a polished oval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite its commercial name, Ocean Jasper is mineralogically a spherulitic chalcedony—a microcrystalline silicon dioxide—not a jasper. Its defining feature is orbicular patterning: concentric rings of varying mineral composition formed during rhythmic crystallization in volcanic cavities. The stone is found exclusively along the northwest coast of Madagascar, where deposits are accessible only at low tide. This palm stone is polished on both faces with a thickness that sits comfortably in the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the chakra tradition, Ocean Jasper is associated with the heart chakra and linked in practice to tranquility, harmony, and grounding. Its coastal Malagasy origin connects it to the sea in both name and visual character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA palm stone sized to hold—the orbicular patterns shift with every turn of the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","offers":[{"title":"2.2\"L x 1.9\"W x 0.9\"T","offer_id":47066920616159,"sku":"89469077-0106","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.3\"L x 2\"W x 1.1\"T","offer_id":47066920648927,"sku":"89469078-0110","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.2\"L x 2\"W x 1.2\"T","offer_id":47066920681695,"sku":"89469079-0111","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.2\"L x 1.9\"W x1.3\"T","offer_id":47066920714463,"sku":"89469080-0112","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.4\"L x 1.8\"W x 1\"T","offer_id":47066920747231,"sku":"89469081-0113","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/DSC_0106copyOceanJasperPalmStone.webp?v=1750193831"},{"product_id":"peridot-palm-stone","title":"Peridot Palm Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe green of deep mantle rock, held in the palm—peridot is one of the few gems that forms below the crust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeridot is the gem variety of olivine, a magnesium iron silicate ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4) that crystallizes in the upper mantle and reaches the surface through volcanic activity or in xenoliths carried by basaltic magma. Its vivid yellow-green color is an intrinsic property of the iron in its crystal structure—the color is built into the mineral's chemistry and cannot be altered by any post-formation process. Mohs hardness 6.5—7. This piece is shaped and polished into a palm stone with a flat base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeridot was mined on the Egyptian island of Zabargad (Topazios) as early as 1500 BCE; Egyptian records suggest the locality was closely guarded. The San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona remains one of the world's significant peridot sources today. In the chakra tradition it is linked to the heart and solar plexus chakras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA palm stone for a desk or collection—and one of the only gems you can hold that formed in the Earth's mantle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","offers":[{"title":"2.1\"L x 1.5\"W x 0.9\"T","offer_id":47066923925727,"sku":"98505439-0523","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/DSC_0523PeridotArizonaPalmStones.webp?v=1750193943"},{"product_id":"petrified-wood-palm-stone","title":"Petrified Wood Palm Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eWood that became stone—the grain is still there, readable, the tree still recognizable after millions of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePetrified wood forms when organic tissue is buried rapidly under sediment or volcanic ash, cutting off oxygen and slowing decay long enough for silica-rich groundwater to permeate the cell structure. Over millions of years, silica (SiO2) replaces the original woody material molecule by molecule, preserving the rings, grain, and bark texture in quartz. The result is structurally stone but visually still a tree. This palm stone is shaped and polished to a smooth oval that sits flat in the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the root and third-eye chakra tradition, petrified wood is associated with grounding and patience—qualities that seem native to something that has been in the process of becoming itself for tens of millions of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA palm stone for a desk, pocket, or collection—one of the few specimens that is both a mineral and a document.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","offers":[{"title":"2.75\"x2\"x0.75\"","offer_id":47066924744927,"sku":"64932575","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/7W7A1932.jpg?v=1750193970"},{"product_id":"rose-quartz-palm-stone","title":"Rose Quartz Palm Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eA palm-sized oval of pink quartz — smooth, warm to the touch, and familiar within about thirty seconds of holding it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose quartz is quartz colored by microscopic fibrous inclusions of a pink mineral — most likely dumortierite — distributed through the silica structure. The inclusions diffuse light through the stone rather than transmitting it cleanly, producing the characteristic soft, even pink that never fully clears. This palm stone is shaped and polished into an oval that fits easily in the hand. Mohs 7 hardness — it will take regular handling without scratching. Major deposits come from Brazil, Madagascar, and South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose quartz beads excavated from Mesopotamian sites have been dated to approximately 7000 BCE, making it among the longest continuously worked adornment minerals on record. In the chakra tradition, rose quartz is the primary stone of the heart chakra — its association with love and care is present across Greek, Roman, and many Eastern traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn everyday hold-in-the-hand stone — equally at home in a pocket, on a desk, or offered as a gift.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex Online","offers":[{"title":"2.5\"L x 1.8\"W x 1.2\"T","offer_id":47066937852127,"sku":"2184085-0052","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.7\"L x 2\"W x 1.3\"T","offer_id":47066937884895,"sku":"2184085-0053","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.3\"L x 2\"W x 1.1\"T","offer_id":47066937917663,"sku":"2184085-0054","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.5\"L x 2\"W x 1.3\"T","offer_id":47066937950431,"sku":"2184085-0055","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.4\"L x 2\"W x 1.4\"T","offer_id":47066937983199,"sku":"2184085-0056","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/DSC_0052copyRoseQuartzPalmStone.webp?v=1750194429"},{"product_id":"sedona-red-rock-palm-stone","title":"Sedona Red Rock Palm Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe red rock of Sedona, held in the palm — geology you can carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSedona’s red rock is primarily the Schnebly Hill Formation, a sequence of Permian-era sandstones and mudstones deposited roughly 270–280 million years ago in a coastal and shallow-sea environment. The red color is iron oxide — hematite cemented into the sand grains as ancient iron minerals were exposed to the oxygen-bearing atmosphere after the inland sea receded. The same iron-oxidation process that rusts metal turns rock red. This palm stone is shaped and polished from that formation material, the reddish-orange tones and fine-grained texture intact. Each stone varies; no two carry exactly the same tonal range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSedona has been a place of ceremony and significance to the Yavapai-Apache Nation since long before European contact. In the chakra tradition, red rock is associated with the root and sacral chakras and with a sense of grounded connection to the physical world and natural landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA palm stone for the hand, desk, or trail pack — a piece of Sedona that travels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","offers":[{"title":"2.3\"L x 1.5\"W x 0.8\"T","offer_id":47066943389919,"sku":"87200479-0520","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/DSC_0520SedonaRedRockPalmStone.jpg?v=1750194570"},{"product_id":"selenite-palm-stone","title":"Selenite Palm Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eA smooth oval of translucent gypsum that fills the palm and holds the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelenite is a variety of gypsum (CaSO⊂4;·2H⊂2;O), formed in ancient evaporite basins as saline water slowly crystallized over millions of years. Its molecular structure — flat, parallel sheets that transmit rather than scatter light — gives it an inner glow that is unmistakable in any form. This palm stone is shaped and polished to fit the hand, the flat oval form designed for sustained contact. Mohs 2: soft, and water-soluble over prolonged contact; keep it dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelenite takes its name from Selene, the Greek moon goddess. It has been used in ritual objects across the Aztec, Maya, Egyptian, and Greek traditions. In the chakra tradition it is connected to the crown and third-eye chakras and to meditative clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hold-in-the-hand piece — for a meditation practice, a desk, or a quiet moment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","offers":[{"title":"$14","offer_id":47066944733407,"sku":"67081109","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/Selenite-1023.jpg?v=1750194618"},{"product_id":"tiger-eye-palmstone-1","title":"Tiger Eye Palmstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe golden ray that crosses this stone is not painted on—it is built into the mineral's architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiger Eye begins as crocidolite: a fibrous, blue asbestos mineral. Over geologic time, silica and iron oxides replace the original fibers while preserving their alignment. The result is a quartz pseudomorph whose internal structure catches light into a single moving band, the optical effect called chatoyancy. Mohs hardness 6.5–7. Primary deposits are concentrated in South Africa's Northern Cape, with additional sources in Western Australia and India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the chakra tradition, tiger eye is placed at the solar plexus, sacral, and root chakras—centers associated with drive, vitality, and physical presence. Ancient Roman soldiers are documented to have worn the stone in battle as a talisman of courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA polished palm stone—the piece to reach for when you want something solid in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","offers":[{"title":"1.9\"L x 1.6\"W x 0.9\"T","offer_id":47066958299359,"sku":"49633503-0038","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/DSC_0038copyTigerEyePalmstone.webp?v=1750195051"},{"product_id":"tiger-eye-palmstone","title":"Tiger Eye Palmstone","description":"\u003cp\u003eTurn it in the light and a single band of gold moves across the surface—that is chatoyancy, and it belongs to this stone alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiger Eye is a quartz pseudomorph: crocidolite asbestos fibers are replaced atom by atom by silica and iron oxides, but the fibrous structure remains. It is that preserved fiber that catches and focuses light into one travelling ray. Mohs hardness 6.5–7. Most commercial material comes from South Africa's Northern Cape province, where seams of tiger eye run through ancient metamorphic rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the chakra tradition, tiger eye is linked to the solar plexus, sacral, and root centers—the axis of confidence, drive, and physical grounding. The Romans and ancient Egyptians both held the stone in regard; Egyptian funerary art occasionally features it as a stand-in for the divine eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA palm stone sized to sit across the hand—the chatoyancy is best seen at arm's length, tilted slowly toward light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","offers":[{"title":"2.5\"L x 1.6\"W x 0.9\"T","offer_id":47066958332127,"sku":"49699039-0018","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/files\/DSC_0018copyTigerEyePalmstone2.jpg?v=1750195051"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0518\/9078\/2357\/collections\/Selenite-1023.jpg?v=1780775354","url":"https:\/\/sedonacrystalvortex.com\/collections\/palm-stone-1.oembed","provider":"Sedona Crystal Vortex","version":"1.0","type":"link"}