Phantom Quartz Crystals Page 2

There is a category of crystals that look like there is a crystal inside of another crystal. Or there seems to be an outline, or numerous outlines, of the stone inside of it. These are known as phantom crystals. This illusion of a crystal within a crystal occurs as a result of a couple of different reasons. Sometimes when a crystal was growing, it was exposed to heat and liquid that ended up etching the surface of the crystal. The crystal continued forming and "grew" over the etching. This looks like a thin white outline of the shape of the crystal. This process can happen multiple times resulting in numerous thin lines in the shape of the crystal. Sometimes the lines are very close together and other times there is quite a bit of space between them. The lines usually just show the shape of the top of the crystal.

The other way phantoms can occur is the result of another mineral growing over the surface of the crystal. Then the quartz overtook that mineral, kind of trapping it inside. This can happen just once, or multiple times, showing layer after layer of the crystals evolutionary process. Chlorite is one of the usual minerals that likes to hang out with quartz. It can be many colors but it is more common in green and white. Sometimes the chlorite can be quite thick while other times it is a mere dusting. Phantom crystals are different from what is known as a manifestation crystal. Those actually have another crystal within a crystal. Phantoms just have the outlines of their parent crystal within.

People use phantom crystals for a variety of reasons. Some find it a good stone to meditate with, especially if you are trying to heal, or release, layers of yourself. Some women find them useful when they are trying to conceive. Others like the visual that we, like the crystals, are made up of many layers and are multi-faceted. Some feel that the stones can help them with determination since the stone itself kept forming despite being etched or taken over by another mineral. And there are those folks who just think they are really pretty. Whatever your reason is for being drawn to phantoms, we hope you enjoy the ones we have available.

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Natural Smoky Phantom Quartz

It isn't always easy to find a phantom crystal that hasn't been polished. They usually get polished so it's easier to see the beauty of the phantom inside. But this crystal, a lovely smoky quartz, was left untouched. It has an interesting formation on the back of what appears to be part of another termination that you can see from the front of the crystal. But there are also phantom lines of chlorite. Nice and grounding. It would be great to meditate with, especially if you have a tendency to get a bit "out there" when you meditate. It's a bit rough around the edges. It has not been polished or messed with in any way.     phantom-14

3 inches tall x 2 inches wide.

$52

Large Phantom Crystal

This is a spectacular phantom crystal. First of all, it is a nice large quartz crystal. It's 7 inches tall and weighs over 4 1/2 pounds. Second, it has a well defined chlorite phantom. In fact, there is a large area of heavy chlorite inclusions. Third, there are multiple layers of the lovely green chlorite. There are also some areas of iron inclusions and a couple of "flames" (areas of iron influence that look like little flames). This is a wonderful crystal that has nice clarity in some areas as well as nice rainbows. Wonderful!     phantom-15

7 inches tall x almost 4 inches at the widest part.

$525