Apache tears are one of the most effective stones to comfort anyone experiencing depression, heartache, grief, and trauma. Working with the stone is believed to raise one's level of awareness that one is able to easily sense threatening situations around them.
Apache tears are small, rounded, translucent black nodules of volcanic obsidian (often called marekanite) that form naturally when lava cools. Known for their gentle, grounding energy and connection to grief healing, they are often found within a gray perlite matrix in the Southwestern US