Dd2 is quite interested in crystals and their properties...

[lucysmam]

Does anyone know much about them & could recommend a 'dictionary' sort of book for her maybe? Tia 🙂

Chemistry textbook?

Never too early to get into geology!

https://www.amazon.com/X-Ray-Crystallography-Oxford-Chemistry-Primers/dp/0198700970?asin=0198700970&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1

What age is she?

DK do an eyewitness Rocks and Minerals book and also a Gemstones one if she's younger. Else you'll need an inorganic chemistry book, maybe physical if you want magnetic properties etc.

Did you mean their "magical" properties or geology?

Yes -- The Essential Crystal Handbook by Simon & Sue Lilly is a great pocket-sized book, packed with info and photos, interesting and informative!

House of Alyssa Smith - lots of crystals for sale and a gemstone / Crystal book

Before you go buying a bunch of shiny rocks you might want to take a look into the mining practices behind these swishy gentle hippy shops

I don’t begrudge people a bit if woo if it brings them joy and comfort and doesn’t hurt anyone but crystals is not a harm free industry

You would get better healing properties from going on a beach walk and finding pretty rocks together than spending money on anything that’s been polished and put in a pretty bag

Avoid the woo. As pp says, it's just not harmless shiny stones and magical rays of some fucking thing or other. Crystals are mined and the mining industry is about as far from sunshine and healing mystic energy as you can get.