Mythical magic stones and rocks in stories

[Peasnbeans]

Can anyone tell me anything about magic stones in stories ?
Or list any stories / novels that use stones as a plot or anything?

Would the Palantiri in LOTR count?

Another Alan Garner, Thursbitch. Definitely an adult tale. The stone in this case is a carved one in a landscape, not something small (and it exists outside the book...)

Well yes ... The name of many of the Discworld trolls and their diamond teeth does suggest they're essentially stones.

They're metamorphorical rock.

Errol, you still owe me a kettle and a tin of boot polish.

Thank you again!
I have some of these on my list - I'm especially interested in those which don't need magical worlds from yesteryear.
And, dare I say it, I'm not a fan of LOTR, Hobbit or HP...
I found some more but too often they turn into dense sci-fi.
Keep them coming - I'll keep reading!

@evtheria brilliant . Love The Old Kingdom books.
The Stones of Blood . Tom Baker Doctor Who . Novelization available .

Have a look at archaeoastronomy, the effects of the sun at some ancient places is magical today. Everyone's heard of Stonehenge, but check out Newgrange, the beam of light illuminating the narrow passage at winter solstice. Callanish with its spectacular optical effects at lunar standstill,
There are stones with legends, some drink at midnight, some dance. https://www.megalithic.co.uk/ has a huge collection and a field guide The Old Stones. https://www.megalithic.co.uk/shop/the_old_stones_megalithic_portal_book.htm

The longest running niche earth Mysteries magazine Northern Earth features real sites with much mystery. https://northernearth.co.uk/

And don't forget the mythology of Ireland, this one has interactive panoramas and more
https://voicesfromthedawn.com/

Oh I loved that tale.

Actually went in search of Thursbitch itself a few years ago. That is indeed one strange place!

Elphame, look up a transcript of a lecture Garner gave for a Knutsford Society (ATSPACE) if you haven't already - and some images of the chapel, especially the windows and the landscape outside. Not hard to find those - it was that, which blew my mind. It genuinely was one of the strangest and most attention-consuming pieces of work I've ever read, even considering the book.

A.S.Byatt The Stone Woman (short story).

I was intrigued by the interwoven myth in The Children’s Book IIRC where they carried a heavy stone on their journey which eventually became a fortune-telling toad.

Thank you - I will!

That chapel was so strange - literally "God's House" with the emphasis on "house".

I can imagine. I haven't seen it in person, but the imagery is a lot closer to the landscape on its doorstep and the - unusual qualities- of the area than anything you'd usually see in a Christian building (not just the star, if that's what it is, but 'Feed My Sheep'...that looks very, very much more like the shape of the rock formation to me).

Cartoon type, The Rescuers had a gem in it.

As I recall, with this rainbow coloured stone they could wish for anything they wanted which led to funny mayhem and the film was a non-linear narrative so it kept you guessing. I thought it was one of the most colourful and original children’s films that came out in the noughties…(I enjoyed it anyway!)

Has anyone said The Frid by Eva Ibbotson? Part of the short story collection The Worm and the Toffee-Nosed Princess.

The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. She uses standing stones as a time travel device, and jewels as 'steering' devices.

As a child, I had a book called "Orla of Burren" by Patricia Lynch, that had a magic stone in the plot.

Great yarn.