Fairy Stone | Morocco | Fe2+2Al9O6(SiO4)4(O,OH)2 | Fairy Stone Specimen

Fairy stone is actually part of the staurolite family and is a composition of iron aluminum silicate.
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For centuries, fairy stones have been used as good luck or protection talismans. Commonly, in northern Canada, tribesmen would carry a fairy stone with them to promote weath and prosperity throughout their families. Numerous groups of people have been known to use them as well.