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Apache Tear Grounding and Protection One off natural raw Apache Tear – maximum dimensions about 3.3 cm x 3 cm (narrowing) x 2.7 cm (max) and 35g weight About Apache Tears Obsidian Apache Tears are a variety of Obsidian, a silica rich glassy volcanic rock, originating from Mexico and South West of United States of America. It is found in small roundish shapes of about 10 to 15 mm (1/2″) diameter and are a dark brown/black colour, semi-transparent when a strong light is viewed throught the stone. The frequency of Apache Tears is connected to the Earth star, base, sacral and heart chakras. Apache Tears Obsidian acts as a good grounding stone. They allow one to understand the lessons of the third dimensional physical plane. Their energy helps to cleanse and purify one’s energetic fields and chakra system. Through the heart chakra Apache Tears link to one’s emotions and can thus aid with the acknowledgement and release of emotional patterns such as grief. Apache Tears Obsidian acts as a psychic protector allowing one to “feel” negative energies within one’s energy fields and environment thus helping to repel any negativity that is directed at one.

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Apache Tears

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Magical Uses -Divination, grounding, peace, protection, scrying, mirror magic. 

Healing Uses – Stomach, intestines.

Physical Properties – Apache Tears are Obsidian, a natural glass ( a silica rich volcanic rock), with glass as its main component. It is sometimes defined as being a glassy volcanic rock, with less than 1 per cent water content in its structure. It is formed from volcanic lava that cooled to quickly for significant crystallisation to occur. Hence it is amorphous, with no cleavage; fracture is conchoidal. Obsidian is usually black, but brown, grey and more rarely red, blue and green material is found. The colour may be uniform, striped or spotted. It may contain rare phenocrystals of quartz and feldspar. Some inclusion give obsidian a metallic sheen, while internal bubbles or crystals produce a snowflake effect (hence snowflake obsidian) or an iridescence seen in flashes of colour. Group IGENOUS, Composition Mainly SiO2, Hardness 5.0, Crystal structure AMORPHOUS.

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Apache Tears are wonderful in relieving grief and sadness, and assist in giving and receiving forgiveness. They can help release negative emotions and they also can balance our emotional state. They are good luck stones, said to bring good luck to anyone who has one. They are excellent meditation tools, especially for clarifying issues and gaining insight. Apache Tears are a gently grounding stone. Purges toxins from the blood stream, alleviates muscle cramps and spasms.Chakras: Base Astrological sign: Aries