Colours

Colour is the first word a stone speaks. A catalogue, and a short test.

Colour test

violet

Violet is the hour of a chapel when the candle is not ready to go out.

Amethyst, Charoite, Fluorite, Iolite

blue

Blue is water that already knows the name of the shore.

Aquamarine, Lapis lazuli, Sapphire, Sodalite, Angelite, Kyanite, Turquoise

green

Green is what grows in the dark and does not ask for an audience.

Emerald, Malachite, Jade, Aventurine, Chrysoprase, Peridot, Amazonite

red

Red is blood and ember, and dealers did not mix them without a reason.

Ruby, Garnet, Jasper, Coral, Carnelian, Bloodstone

pink

Pink is a gift that speaks more quietly than an oath.

Rose quartz, Rhodonite, Rhodochrosite

yellow

Yellow is the light on a table, not the sun in the sky.

Citrine, Amber, Tiger’s eye, Sunstone, Topaz

black

Black is a stone that will not talk until you ask it straight.

Obsidian, Onyx, Jet, Hematite

white

White is the blank page before the first sentence.

Moonstone, Pearl, Howlite, Selenite, Rock crystal

many-coloured

A many-coloured stone shows one weather from one angle and another from the next.

Opal, Labradorite, Ametrine, Tourmaline, Mother-of-pearl