Collection: Aventurine

Origin: India

Colour: Most commonly green, but also orange, brown, yellow, blue, grey, white and red

Birthstone for: September

Chakra zone: Heart (Green)

Best for: Good fortune, opportunity and confidence

Known in the gemstone world as one of the luckiest stones, the green aventurine is a must-have for inviting good luck and prosperity into your life, and is thought to be more powerful than the other colours. In fact, so powerful are its properties of good fortune that you need only be near a green aventurine to derive its benefits. This stone does not only bring good luck, but also opportunity, stimulating you to release old habits and move forward with confidence to embrace change.

CRYSTAL TIPS Keep an aventurine gemstone in your pocket so that it is always close and able to transfer its fortune and opportunity in any situation. Green aventurine is known for its soothing properties, so having it nearby helps to balance the emotional body, as well as calming nervousness, anger and irritation.

Wear a necklace made of blue aventurine beads close to your throat to balance the chakras that help with communication. Alternatively, wear jewellery of white aventurine stones to deepen your spirituality.

Red aventurine is believed to boost sexual desire and vitality when placed near the three lower chakras or the solar plexus.