Types of Quartz Crystals

Amethyst crystals bring you creativity, perception, self knowledge, and insight. Amethyst - Zodiac Stone of Pisces Amethyst is the zodiac stone for those born under the sign of Pisces as winter makes way for spring, from February 19 to March 20.

Ametrine is a mixing of Amethyst and Citrine.. containing the properties of both stones... and with the following related to the combined force of these two powerful crystalline structures... a stone to enhance equilibrium and provides a clear connection

Citrine is a transparent, yellow variety of Quartz, ranging in color from pale to golden yellow, honey or almost brown, and may contain rainbow or sparkle inclusions. The name comes from the French word citron, meaning lemon.

Milky Quartz Crystal Healing & Properties Information For what and How Does One Use it? Milky Quartz is the ideal crystal for this time we live in, the ‘Information Age.’ It is Milky Quartz that holds the majority of information in the crystal world.

Cleansing Crystals with the Full Moon All you want to know about cleansing and re-tuning your crystals with Full Moon energy.

Quartz and rock crystal are both abundant minerals found throughout the world in the Earth’s crust. According to Mindat.org, “Quartz is the most common mineral found on the Earth’s surface.” Quartz and rock crystal are composed of silicon dioxide and are found as components within many different types of rocks.

Rose Quartz is a mothering crystal, inspiring nurturing of the self if one has lost their own mother. It promotes bonding and is a good stone to place on the stomach during pregnancy, and to take to the hospital to be near the baby during birth. It is also soothing in the days to follow.

Rutilated quartz is a form of clear quartz that is characterized by the presence of “needles” or strands of rutile within the structure of the quartz crystal. Rutile is a titanium dioxide mineral, and sometimes contains large quantities of iron oxide.

Suitable crystals can be left to soak in sea water or water mixed with sea salt. Cooking salt can also be used if sea salt/water is not available. You should fill a glass bowl (not metal) about half to one third full and place your crystals so they are fully submerged in the salt water for anywhere between 1 to 24 hours.

Smoky quartz is a form of quartz, one of the most common and popular crystals in nature. While traditional quartz has a clear or whitish cloudy colour, smoky quartz has a grey colour. Some types of smoky quartz are very clear, while others are almost opaque, and some pieces are nearly black.

In particular, Clear Quartz is a crystal you can actually program with certain intentions. Once you have programmed your Clear Quartz, those intentions would need to be cleansed in order to make room for new intentions at a later time. And any black stone you have is a massive absorber of negative energy, so you're going to want to make sure those little guys stay nice and clean through regular cleansing. You might be cleansing your black stones more than your other stones.

Physical Effects of Charging Crystals in the Sun: If the crystal structure isn’t very strong; hence the crystal’s molecular bonds aren’t very strong, exposure to the Sun can make the crystal more brittle. In GEO-GEEK-SPEAK we call that “friable”.