Quick Specs
- Stone: Auralite (trade name)
- Bead Size: 6mm
- Shape: Round
- Finish: Polished
- Color: Lilac, gray-mauve, clear and amber, with an occasional deep red-brown bead
- Closure: None, one continuous loop of beads
Mixed Auralite Beads in 6mm
The strand shows variety first. The 6mm beads are round and polished, and their colors move from soft lilac and gray-mauve to clear and near-colorless, then to honey and amber, with an occasional deep red-brown bead. Several beads hold dark flecks and fine lines inside, and a pink thread shows between a few of them. Auralite is a trade name, best known as Auralite 23, and it is applied to quartz that carries other minerals. A 2022 report in Gems & Gemology on a quartz sold as Auralite 23 found natural quartz with oriented inclusions of goethite and hematite, two iron minerals, arranged in zones of purple, red and greenish gray. Sellers and writers describe the material as an amethyst base with mineral inclusions, and hematite gives the red tones. Polishing gives each bead a glossy surface that shows those internal details clearly. In daylight the clear beads let light through, the lilac and amber ones hold a soft tone, and the red-brown beads are the darkest on the loop. At 6mm the beads are large enough to show their own flecks and small enough to keep the bracelet slim.
Crystal guides describe Auralite 23 as a stone of higher awareness and spiritual connection. Modern crystal practice links amethyst, the base material described for Auralite 23, with the crown chakra, the seventh point in a chakra scheme borrowed from Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Those links work as symbolism, a color and a name you can attach to a quiet moment in your day. The mixed palette also makes the bracelet easy to style. The lilac beads sit well beside silver and purple pieces, and the amber beads echo gold, brass and brown leather. A single strand can bridge a stack of cool stones and a stack of warm ones. Layered with a single-color strand, it supplies a texture of lights and darks. Because every bead has its own mix of tone and inclusion, the loop looks different as it turns on the wrist, and you can spend a few minutes finding the clearest bead, the amber one and the deepest red-brown. At 6mm the loop slips under a cuff for quiet daily wear.
Practical Ritual Applications
Wear the bracelet on days you want to pay close attention to what is around you: a long walk, a museum visit, a quiet morning with a notebook. Before you sit down to meditate or read cards, slip it off and set it beside your candle so the mixed colors catch the flame light. On an altar it can circle a small bowl of amber-colored glass or a single quartz point. At a desk, a dish near the lamp shows off the inclusions when the light shifts. When you travel, a small pouch keeps the beads together and away from harder items in your bag. For more mixed-stone strands, my stone and crystal beaded bracelets collection gathers beaded bracelets by stone and bead size.
How to Wear and Care for Your Auralite Bracelet
Three steps cover reading the strand, wearing it with a habit, and storing it.
- Read the strand bead by bead
Hold the bracelet near a window and go around the loop slowly. Name what you see in each bead: lilac, clear, amber, red-brown, flecked. Pick one bead you like best and make it your marker. The inclusions are the point of the strand, so look at them under strong light before you start wearing it.
- Wear it with a short pause
Put the bracelet on and rest your thumb on the marker bead for three slow breaths. In crystal practice Auralite 23 is tied to higher awareness, so you can pair the bead with a question you want to sit with that day. Keep the question to one sentence, and return to the same bead each time you wear the bracelet.
- Store it with care
Keep the bracelet in a pouch or a lined box between wears, away from radiators, hot cars and long hours of strong sun. Lay it flat so the beads rest without strain on the thread. Wipe the beads with a soft, slightly damp cloth when they need it, and dry them right away.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I stock this bracelet for its mix of tones: lilac, clear and amber beads in one 6mm size, polished and round. Auralite is a trade name for quartz that holds other minerals, and these beads show the effect in a soft, mixed palette. Each strand differs because the material does. The higher awareness and crown chakra links are crystal lore, and I offer them as symbolism to take or leave. For more crystal jewelry, my crystal and stone jewelry collection gathers bracelets, pendants, rings and earrings.
Frequently Asked Questions
Auralite 23 is a trade name for quartz that carries other minerals. Sellers and writers describe an amethyst base with up to 23 mineral inclusions. A 2022 note in Gems & Gemology, by authors at the China University of Geosciences in Wuhan, tested a quartz sold under that name and identified natural quartz with goethite, hematite and an iron sulfide in oriented patterns. The authors called its origin unclear.
The Gems & Gemology note on Auralite 23 quartz reports distinct color zones, viewed along the crystal's axis: purple, red, greenish gray and a second purple, with a golden zone forming at times. Each zone holds its own oriented inclusions. Beads from different parts of the material can differ widely, so one strand can run from lilac to clear to amber and red-brown.
The quartz sold as Auralite 23 that Gems & Gemology tested proved to be natural quartz, which rates 7 on the Mohs scale and suits regular wear. Remove the bracelet before strenuous activity, since a hard knock can fracture quartz. For cleaning, Gem Society recommends a soft brush, mild detergent and warm water for quartz-family gems such as amethyst, and advises against ultrasonic cleaners because inclusions can make a stone prone to shattering in them.
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