Smoky Quartz Crystals
Smoky quartz is a type of quartz that grows in a variety of shades of colors. They can be a pale grey color to a deep root beer brown color, and everything in between. The quartz obtains this color from natural radiation deep in the earth. Unfortunately, some people take rock quartz and irradiate it to form smoky quartz that they sell. We don't care for these stones and don't knowingly deal with altered material. These stones can look very, very black, like they are "cooked". There are natural smoky quartz that are very dark, but usually the natural stones are a bit lighter. Smoky quartz can have inclusions, like chlorite, tourmaline, rutile and hematite, to name a few. They can also have phantom lines and all sorts of internal veils and skeletal structures that make them very interesting to look at. They grow in many places around the world, from the USA to South America to the Himalayas.
Energetically speaking, smoky quartz is a very grounding and protective stone. People who find it hard to keep their feet on the ground, or who seem like their heads are in the clouds, can benefit from the grounding qualities of smoky quartz. Many people place them around their house or business as a way to help keep it safe and protected. We carry a large piece in our car. People who have a tendency to "fly off" during meditation like to use smoky quartz as a way to be able to "go out" while staying tethered to the earth plane.
If you are looking for a specific form of smoky quartz that you don't see on our web site, please feel free to contact us. We also have it available in tumbled stones so you can take a piece with you wherever you go.
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