CRYSTAL ORIGINS
Prior to starting the crystal side of Blue Moon, I did a great deal of research on the crystal mining industry and was saddened by what I discovered. There are many crystals being sold to consumers, where the crystal they receive is a resin, comes from a global conflict zone, a mine with no laws and operating under slave labour, and mines where children are sent in to mine for crystals. Sometimes people are even killed when a mine collapses.
I was determined to never source crystals from a mine like this. If I can't get a crystal, I'll wait. It does mean that I pay more, however I would rather pay more and know the crystals are clean. Unfortunately, social media has meant that the crystal trade has become saturated with crystals with an unknown origin and crystals which are fake. Please don't buy crystals just because they are cheap. Remember crystals absorb energy quickly - what's the point in having a crystal such as Rose Quartz which is for love and healing, if the person mining isn't even being paid? Or has been injured due to unsafe working conditions?
I always said I would list the country of origin for the crystals I sell. As my range expands, I will update this.
Agate - USA, India, Brazil, Mexico, Nepal
Amethyst - Brazil, Uruguay
Amazonite - India, Madagascar, Brazil, USA
Aquamarine - Brazil and India
Aventurine - Brazil, India, Russia, Spain
Calcite - Brazil, Romania, Germany
Cat's Eye - Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Tanzania
Carnelian - Indonesia, Brazil, Siberia
Citrine - Brazil, Uruguay
Emerald - Brazil, Madagascar, India
Fluorite - South Africa, Mongolia, France, USA
Howlite - USA
Jade - New Zealand and Guatemala
Jasper - India, Venezuela
Lapis Lazuli - Chile, Argentina
Larimar - Dominican Republic
Moonstone - Sri Lanka, Mexico, Brazil
Obsidian - USA, Argentina, Greece, Kenya
Opal - Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Canada and Australia
Rose Quartz - Madagascar, Brazil, Mozambique
Selenite - Mexico, Poland, Argentina, Brazil
Smokey Quartz - Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique
Clear Quartz - Brazil and Madagascar
Tourmaline - Brazil, Madagascar, Mexico, Namibia, Sri Lanka
Tiger's Eye - South Africa and Western Australia
Turquoise - Australia, Tibet and Siberia