A beautiful Stone collected around the Queenstown/Wanaka area of Otago.
Piemonite Schuist is a local stone well known throughout Otago, she has gorgeous pink/ purple and silver tones and shimmers with mica sprinkled through out her.
This beautiful Toki is cut with a weighty cut, a nice solid style to make its presence known. Our Toki style symbolises Strength, courage and leadership.
Stone: Aroha
Size : 7cm x 4.5 x 1cm
Bound on Wax polyester extendable cord that we hand braid.
A beautiful variety of schist that can be found in many regions throughout New Zealand, Aroha, or Piemontite schist, is known for its pink and purple tones that can range from soft and dusty to deep and vibrant and holds beautiful mica which shimmers.
Softer than pounamu, Aotea is generally regarded as a feminine stone and frequently contains a gem-like glitter due to the mica contained within the quartz. A grounding stone, Aotea activates the heart and throat chakras and is said to release the inner goddess of its wearer.
*Please remember that all of our NZ stones are a Natural product of the earth. Take care not to drop or knock them on hard surfaces as they will break.