FAIRY
STONE CROSSES
from the Area outside Fairy Stone
Park, Virginia.
Natural staurolite crystals that
normally form just a bar shaped crystal, sometimes two fuse together into
crosses, as you see in the natural "bloom rock" matrix below:
The crosses formed are these three styles:

Here is a sampling in our own collection, we
have 2200 available at any given time for sale, all sizes:

Fairy stones are brown staurolite, a
combination of SILICA, IRON and ALUMINUM (and dots of real garnet).
Together, these minerals crystallize i twin form, accounting for the
cross-like structure. Found only in rocks that have been subjected
to great heat and pressure, the stones are most commonly shaped like the
St. Andrew's and Roman crosses, though others are in the shape of the
Maltese cross. The rare staurolite stones are found elsewhere (such
as in Russia or France), but not in such abundance and not shaped so
nearly like crosses as those in the vicinity of Fairy Stone State Park.