Quick Specs
- Type: Bottle pendant necklace
- Fill: Amethyst and amazonite chips
- Bottle: Glass with cork, about 1 1/4 inches tall by 1/2 inch wide
- Overall Height: About 1 5/8 inches
- Charm: Silver-toned fairy, about 3/4 inch at its widest
- Cord: Faux leather, 30 inches
Lavender and Aqua Chips With a Winged Fairy at the Neck
The vial is clear glass, about 1 1/4 inches tall and 1/2 inch wide, closed by a tan cork. A wide bail of cast scrollwork in silver tone sits on top of the cork and takes the cord. Through the glass the chips run in two color families: lavender and violet pieces from the amethyst, and pale aqua and mint pieces from the amazonite, with white and clear chips between them. Each chip is a small, irregular fragment, so the two colors mix in a different pattern whenever you tilt the vial. A black cord wound around the neck holds the charm, a silver-toned fairy with openwork wings spread to either side and fine ridged lines across them, about 3/4 inch across at its widest. The fairy hangs against the glass and overlaps the chips behind it. With the bail, the pendant stands about 1 5/8 inches tall. A faux leather cord, 30 inches long, carries it.
Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz, silicon dioxide, rating 7 on the Mohs scale, and its color comes from iron in the crystal altered by natural irradiation. Amazonite is a green to blue-green variety of microcline, a potassium feldspar, rating 6 to 6.5, softer than quartz. Its name points to the Amazon River, although no deposits are known near it, and Brazil, Russia and Colorado are among its sources. The two stones are different minerals that share a cool palette, with violet beside aqua. The word fairy comes from the Old French faerie, and fairies belong to European folklore. In modern crystal practice amethyst goes with the crown chakra, and amazonite goes with the heart and throat chakras, so the vial holds stones from the top of the chakra scheme to its middle.
Practical Ritual Applications
Wear the vial on its 30 inch cord, which hangs it low enough to show against a sweater or jacket front. For a garden or nature altar, set the vial on a mossy dish or a green cloth, with the fairy facing out, beside a lavender or green candle in its own holder. Hang it from a window latch, a lamp pull or a bedpost where the lavender and aqua catch the daylight. During a short meditation, hold the closed vial in your palm and let your breath follow the slow slide of the chips. If you collect winged figures, browse my Celtic, Norse and mythical creature pendants for pieces to wear with it.
How to Wear and Care for the Amethyst and Amazonite Fairy Necklace
Three steps cover the fit, the stones and the storage.
- Hang the Fairy Forward
Lift the vial by the cord and let it hang to see where it falls; the cord measures 30 inches. Turn the bottle so the fairy faces forward and the cork points up. Check that the scrolled bail holds the cord firmly and that the black cord around the neck keeps the charm snug against the glass before you wear the necklace out.
- Care for Both Stones
Amethyst can fade with prolonged light, and Crystal Vaults notes it has been known to fade in direct sunlight, so keep the vial out of strong sun on a windowsill or dashboard. The International Gem Society advises against ultrasonic and steam cleaners for amazonite. Wipe the glass and the fairy with a soft, dry cloth, and take the necklace off before sports and sleep.
- Store It Away From Small Hands
The vial is glass and the chips and charm are small, so keep the necklace out of reach of young children. Between wearings, lay it in a small box or hang it from a hook, apart from keys and other hard jewelry that could scratch the glass.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I stock this necklace because it puts two stones and a charm in one small vial: lavender amethyst, aqua amazonite and a silver-toned fairy with spread wings. The crown, heart and throat chakra links are modern crystal lore, so I offer them as themes for your own reflection. The fairy is a decorative charm that hangs freely at the neck of the vial. The vial is glass and the chips are small and loose, so I treat this as an adult piece. To see more stones in chip form, browse my stones and crystals chips.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not in older folklore. Wikipedia says wings are common in Victorian and later artwork but rare in folklore, where fairies flew by magic and sometimes perched on ragwort stems or the backs of birds. A Princeton library blog on fairy imagery shows wingless fairies in a 1716 frontispiece and a c. 1786 drawing by William Blake, with prominent wings by 1878, and suggests the wings came late in fairy history.
Crystal guides link amethyst with the crown chakra, which both Astrology.com and Crystal Vaults name, and Crystal Vaults adds the third eye. Amazonite goes with the heart and throat chakras in the same guides. These pairings come from modern crystal practice, so use them as themes for reflection. The chakras come from Indian traditions, and the seven-chakra rainbow scheme is a modern Western arrangement.
Amethyst is quartz and rates 7 on the Mohs scale. Amazonite is a feldspar and rates 6 to 6.5, softer than quartz and beryl, and the International Gem Society says household dust can scratch it. Amazonite also splits along two directions of perfect cleavage, so a hard knock can break a larger piece. The chips in this vial are small, and the glass is the part to protect from knocks.
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