Quartz is considered the most common mineral on our planet. He is called the “lord of the mineral kingdom.”
The quartz kingdom is quite extensive. Many varieties are well known to the widest audience - these are rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, opal, rose quartz, smoky quartz (rauchtopaz), ametrine, jasper and many other stones. These also include cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony) - agate, onyx, chrysoprase, cat's eye, carnelian, heliotrope, sapphirine.
The natural color of quartz is extremely rich - colorless, white, pink, purple, gray, yellow, brown, black and other shades.
The word “quartz” itself comes from the German word “guarz”. But from the old Middle High German, “twarc” is translated as “hard”. The mineral is really hard, so it has been used to create jewelry since ancient times.
Almost all varieties of quartz are used to make jewelry - beads, earrings, brooches, rings, pendants, as well as all kinds of souvenirs.
Quartz is a rock-forming mineral. Deposits of quartz and quartz minerals are found throughout the entire territory of our planet.
Quartz family - powerful biocorrector crystals
The quartz family is not only beautiful jewelry, but also a whole range of crystals of various shapes and configurations. Almost every type of quartz has its own name: generator crystals, druses, quartz balls, quartz rods, etc.
Each quartz crystal is unique! In nature, there is not a single quartz crystal similar to another. Everyone is unique, just as a person’s personality is unique. Almost all quartz crystals have a flat base. It is believed that this form of the base ensures the connection of the mineral with the earth.
All quartz have activating energy. Depending on the color, they have a certain effect on the chakras - the energy centers of power in the body. Undoubtedly, quartz is the most popular mineral used in healing.
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Quartz is the best conductor for a person striving for development. Transparent quartz crystals emit healing white light. It is this kind of light that is a channel of superfrequency energies that contribute to the opening of the subconscious and spiritual development. This radiation organically combines with the elements of our earthly plane, helps a person resonate with cosmic consciousness and perceive information from higher spheres.
In some crystals you can see areas with "hazy" areas that look like a stellar milky way. Such varieties of quartz, symbolizing the multidimensionality of the Universe, are used for deep meditations with complete immersion in the subconscious, as well as in healing procedures. Interestingly, with active use, all the cloudy areas disappear!
As a conductor of powerful flows of energy, the crystal cleanses the human aura and its structure.
Quartz is more than just crystals. These are powerful energy correctors that are widely used by specialists in healing and spiritual practices, as well as in high-level meditative practices.
Raw crystals of irregular shape are highly precise energy-structuring tools, a real storehouse of energy. Subtle vibrations of quartz crystals and their radiation have powerful healing powers.
Anyone can work with quartz energy correctors.
Quartz druses
Quartz druses with crystals are a special thing that can be used not only as decoration, but also for other purposes.
What is a druse?
This is a set of fused pointed crystals, which are arranged chaotically (each one looks in its own direction), but at the same time have one base. Each crystal on a druse is unique in its own way. Light is reflected from each of them, so the druse emits energy in all directions at once. Druses cleanse each other and are always in a pure state. From a scientific point of view, two fused quartz crystals are already druses. If the drusen crystals are small (several millimeters), then they are called “brushes”.
It is useful for absolutely everyone to have a quartz druse at home - it is a universal healer. The fact is that druse is the strongest emitter and transformer of energy, which has an exclusively positive effect on a person: it neutralizes negative energy and normalizes the energy background.
Quartz druses not only enhance and direct energy, their light has very subtle, soft vibrations. This type of crystal has a unique effect on a person’s spiritual level, helps to quickly tune into high energies, feel harmony, and restore mental balance.
This is one of the most effective tools for conducting deep meditation. With the help of druzes, procedures are carried out to cleanse the aura, as well as to cleanse jewelry and natural stones of negative information. To do this, it is enough to leave the item to be cleaned overnight on the friend. The cleansing procedure can also be carried out during meditation. During meditation, a quartz druse can be programmed for specific tasks or even for several tasks.
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Generator quartz crystals
The generator crystal is a single crystal of transparent hexagonal quartz with a single vertex. Its height, as a rule, does not exceed 6 centimeters. These are usually very clear crystals with an amazingly beautiful rainbow effect. Buddhist yogis are well acquainted with crystal generators, who use them in meditative practice to control the flow of energies from the lower chakra to the upper. Thus, the most important energy centers of the human body (chakras) are cleansed and activated. The generator crystal helps yogis open channels of cosmic energies and regularly maintain high energy tone. For the crystal to have its effect, it is enough to constantly carry it with you (in your pocket or bag).
Pointed crystals of rauchtopaz (smoky quartz), amethyst, and citrine are considered generator quartz crystals. Moreover, each type of quartz has its own vibration frequency. The amethyst crystal is believed to be a conductor of the violet ray, which opens the “third eye.”
Generator crystals of transparent types of quartz are the best helpers for a person striving for cleansing of negativity and self-improvement.
All druzy crystals “live” together in harmony and peace, and are therefore considered symbols of a perfect society. Drusen are useful to have on hand in the workplace. They cleanse the energy and harmonize relationships with colleagues. Also, with the help of quartz druzes, you can charge photographs of loved ones for recovery, love, friendship, etc.
Laser quartz is a name given to long, raw quartz crystals with a wide base that tapers towards the top. Among practicing magicians, it is recognized as a very powerful tool for transmitting energy flows, as well as one of the best protectors against all negative influences. Laser quartz was called “laser” because it is capable of concentrating energy into a dense beam of colossal power. Experts recommend using laser quartz as carefully as possible, and not pointing it at yourself or anyone without a specific setting. It is important to know how to work correctly with such a powerful energy corrector.
Quartz rods are long transparent quartz crystals of natural origin, as well as appropriately cut crystals in the shape of a rod. Quartz wands are not very powerful, but very subtle tools that are used to concentrate and enhance energy flows in the correct places in the human body. Widely used in lithotherapy, as well as in meditative practices.
Quartz balls
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Quartz balls are pure and transparent spherical crystals that are used to tune a person to subtle vibrations and train his subconscious. Magicians, mediums and occultists simply cannot do without crystal balls. With the help of such a natural tool, they open the “third eye”, achieve power, prosperity, and acquire new energy abilities. Psychics peer into the ball and read the outlines of the past and future in it. Quartz balls are used during meditation and to achieve spiritual purity and enlightenment. Such balls are not cheap, but the results of working with them are very impressive. Meditators gaze intently at the ball for several minutes, mentally passing a bright beam of light through their consciousness. I must say that this process is very fascinating, since most of the transparent quartz balls contain small light impurities in the form of clouds, vortexes or cosmic galaxies. All this beauty, when viewed for a long time, evokes very pleasant thoughts and images.
Scepter crystals are thin crystals with cone-shaped tops. They are used in meditative practices for the purpose of quickly expanding consciousness, as well as for “processing” large clots of negative energy. Quartz of this form helps eliminate pathological conditions. Helps quickly restore energy at all levels. The peculiarity of scepter crystals is the ability to tune into absolutely any body and illuminate them with its healing energy. It is believed that scepter crystals can transform human thought patterns into a higher spiritual realm.
Quartz crystals, sharpened on both sides, are special crystals capable of performing a whole range of healing and spiritual procedures. The “duality” of this type of quartz allows it to be used in telepathy and other psychic practices, since two types of energies are combined in the center of the crystal. With the help of double pointed crystals, harmony is born in our bifurcated world of spirit and matter - this makes it possible to unite opposites into a single whole. Such crystals help normalize relationships between people, as well as harmonize inner peace and mental balance.
Double pointed crystals are an ideal solution for those who feel internal duality and imbalance. To relax and achieve a sense of inner integrity and harmony, it is enough to hold a double crystal in your hands for several minutes a day - first in one hand, then in the other. If thoughts are confused and psychological imbalance is observed, the double crystal is held for several minutes above the crown of the head. To expand consciousness and develop intuition, it is recommended to keep the crystal at the level of the “third eye”. Also, the double crystal stimulates brain function, removes mental blocks, etc.
Double crystals are actively used in Buddhist practices: they are used to open and cleanse chakras (energy centers). These types of quartz have a strong rejuvenating effect - just apply them lightly to the face and places where wrinkles have formed.
Using a double quartz crystal, you can conduct unique joint meditations between two people. Meditators sit opposite each other “Turkish style”. Each person should have a double crystal in their hand, aimed at the partner’s “third eye” - one in the left hand, the other in the right hand. This exercise builds a telepathic connection between meditators, which, with regular practice, can be maintained over a great distance.
Large generator crystals
Large generator crystals are a powerful tool for biocorrection. We are talking about crystals, the size of which reaches from 20 centimeters to 1 meter or more! Of course, the largest crystals are used exclusively by specialists. Large generator crystals must have just the right shape. These are absolutely clean and very powerful sources of energy, work with which must be carried out with great care, exclusively according to certain rules. The crystal is so strong that an unprepared person may suddenly feel dizzy or lose consciousness.
A large generator crystal can act as a powerful laser, amplifying the energy thousands of times. In fact, it is a strong beam of light that broadcasts settings and programs. With its help, you can not only correct the condition of the human body, but also make changes in the material world. Large generator crystals cannot be used for any selfish purposes - the consequences can be the most tragic, since all people’s thoughts are connected with a single aura of the Earth, a single information field.
One-meter crystals can only be handled on a wooden stand. Small generator crystals are held in the hands and concentrated on a specific thought and task. Working with such a tool allows you to broadcast images and information, get rid of bad habits (smoking, alcoholism), solve complex psychological problems, accept subtle energies, etc. Generator crystals quickly and delicately strengthen the human nervous system, transmit enormous amounts of light, which helps cleanse and strengthen the aura. Of course, to achieve tangible results, constant training and proper work with the crystal are necessary. Such techniques are mastered by practicing magicians and mediums.
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Constant work with a large generator crystal makes a person receptive to light and further learning. The human biofield is strengthened, consciousness expands, mental and mental balance is achieved. Experts do not recommend meditating with large generator crystals for more than ten minutes per session.
Patterned quartz crystals
One of the most powerful types of quartz is patterned quartz. These are very rare and expensive crystals with a pattern inside that is nothing more than a very subtle vibration. In itself, the internal pattern of quartz is a sign of the enormous power that has accumulated inside the crystal. It is believed that such crystals are intended only for experienced magicians and they can harm unprepared people with their enormous power.
The energy of a patterned crystal is special and unlike any other energy possessed by stones of the quartz family. This type of quartz has not yet been fully studied, but its enormous positive effect on the human body and all living things is obvious to everyone who has had the opportunity to work with it.
With the help of patterned quartz, complex and unique practices are performed, such as aligning the energies of two chakras and even two people. Therefore, patterned quartz is considered an excellent help in building relationships and harmonizing family life.
Double patterned crystals are programmed and used in telepathy.
With their help, mediums come into contact with higher powers, enter other dimensions, etc.
Patterned crystals are wonderful teachers who attune a person to their vibrations and, thus, “raise” him to their height, opening new stages of development in his consciousness. This is a silent assistant and mentor who always tells a person what to do.
Iridescent crystals are those transparent quartz crystals in which a rainbow can be seen. This is a symbol of the versatility of the Universe and the beauty of life. Such crystals help to heal from depression and suppressed negative states. Seeing rainbow quartz calms the soul, gives joy, and inspires love. In order for the vibrations of rainbow crystals to have maximum effect, it is necessary to hold it in your left hand during the procedure, opposite the heart chakra. Or hold it in your left hand and look with your left eye at the rainbow glow of quartz, trying to penetrate the rainbow with your consciousness, comprehending the invisible laws of light. You can also open your “third eye” with the help of rainbow quartz. To do this, you need to lie on your back, place the crystal on your forehead in the place where the energy source, called the “third eye,” is concentrated, unfocus your attention and lie there for several minutes, achieving mental balance and peace.
Inside some quartz crystals you can see tiny pyramids, the so-called “phantoms”. These are the stages of crystal formation, by which you can find out its age. Surprisingly, phantoms help a person perform certain exercises with his subconscious: to do this, you need to look closely at the quartz phantom, close your eyes and keep its image in memory for as long as possible. Further, the image of the phantom will make fascinating journeys through the depths of the soul, raising memories of certain events from memory. That is, quartz phantoms help to remember what a person needs at the moment.
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Phantom crystals act as a guiding thread - they are the key to a person’s subconscious, revealing the secrets of his soul. If you know how to work with them correctly, then phantom crystals will help a person discover himself, look at himself from a different angle and take the necessary measures to adjust. Meditations with quartz phantoms help to discipline the mental level, tune in to subtle vibrations and increase your energy potential.
Programming Quartz Crystals
Any quartz crystal can be programmed for any task. Practicing magicians and healers recommend working with quartz on a flat base with the tops facing in the same direction. It is this form in the form of an “antenna” that allows maximum investment of thought forms and images into the structure of the mineral. To program a crystal, you need to take it in your hands, direct its top to the “third eye” area, concentrate and transfer to the crystal a thought or image of what is being programmed. The procedure itself takes no more than 5 minutes. But in order to put a program into a crystal, you need decent experience in meditative practice and working with stones. In this way, you can read prayers for healing and program other tasks. If you perform a programming session in places of power, you can receive high cosmic energy with the help of a crystal.
The healing energy of programmed quartz helps to treat diseases, increase energy potential, realize desires, etc. It is believed that a programmed crystal is capable of transmitting thought forms and images over a distance for 24 hours.
To finally remove the program from the stone, it is necessary to carry out a cleaning procedure. The best cleaning is a couple of hours in the sun and under running water. Crystals must be cleaned before each programming.
Illuminated quartz crystals
Working with quartz crystals is fascinating and multifaceted. Adding lighting opens up new possibilities for using quartz in healing and meditative practices. Indeed, in each color, a transparent crystal exhibits its properties in a completely new way. Quartz can be illuminated using either special devices for illuminating quartz or using improvised means. During treatment procedures, it is good to illuminate quartz crystals with green light. To quickly calm your psyche, use blue lighting.
Illuminated crystals are not just beauty, they are a fascinating journey through amazing worlds! Crystals of any shape can be illuminated: druzy, quartz balls, and single crystals. All except those that have an opaque base. Such crystals will not glow.
The world of quartz is beautiful and amazing! The more you study quartz, the more fascinated you become with this quartz kingdom - transparent crystals with unique natural properties.
Magical properties of quartz
Each type of quartz has its own magical properties, which need to be discussed separately. But there are also general directions of action of minerals from the quartz kingdom. For example, all types of quartz help strengthen memory, develop intelligence and thinking, improve imagination and oratory abilities. All quartz talismans attract good luck, success and financial well-being
It is recommended to set talismans made of quartz in silver. Energetic protection will be provided by a platinum or silver cross with quartz. Any jewelry with quartz has a magical effect on the body of its owner.
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Rose quartz – talisman of love. A very cheerful mineral that helps pessimists cope with melancholy and depression. Rose quartz is a healer of emotional wounds, a stone of love and family. This is a heart chakra stone. Unmarried girls are recommended to wear rose quartz bracelets on their left hand to meet their betrothed.
Amethyst– a stone of sincerity and a pure heart. The mineral helps strengthen friendship. Amethyst rings have more power when worn on the middle finger.
Rhinestone Helps clear thoughts and expand consciousness. This is a mineral for spiritual development, for concentrating attention, sharpening thought processes and strengthening memory.
Healing properties of quartz
All quartz jewelry has a positive healing effect on the human body: in the form of a pendant it relieves colds and flu, treats diseases of the throat, respiratory system and chest. For the mineral to have its healing effect, it is enough to hold it in your hands more often throughout the illness. In ancient times, quartz water was used to make quartz water, which has healing properties.
It has healing properties and has a very beneficial effect on the human body. The main effect is rejuvenating. It is very useful to wash your face with quartz water; it will add elasticity and firmness to the skin, eliminate fine wrinkles and other defects. Quartz water also accelerates the healing of wounds, burns, abrasions and other skin injuries. Quartz water is a biologically active water that can easily be prepared at home: just infuse it with rock crystal (clear quartz) or a quartz mixture (amethyst, rose quartz, citrine).
Smoky quartz relieves irritability, eases well-being during acute depression, and helps get rid of nicotine and drug addiction.
Rose quartz treats diseases of the heart and blood vessels, as well as diseases of the lymph and lymphatic system. Recommended for diabetics.
Amethyst relieves headaches, relieves irritability, eliminates feelings of anxiety and causeless fear. Accelerates the healing of burns. In the form of a pendant, it strengthens the cardiovascular system.
Rock crystal helps reduce elevated body temperature and helps relieve toothache and headaches. Helps treat kidney diseases and general eye diseases. It has an incredible ability to give coolness in the heat and warm in cold weather. Has a beneficial effect on all internal organs.
Hairy quartz strengthens the immune system and prevents baldness.
Quartz is the most common mineral on our planet, available in a huge variety of shapes and colors. Most often it is used as an ornamental material, but among quartz there are precious and semi-precious stones. The relationship to the signs of the Zodiac, the magical and healing properties of quartz and its use are in this article.
Historical reference
Quartz is the most commonly found mineral in the earth's crust, familiar to humanity since ancient times. Almost every culture has a description of its occurrence, healing and mystical properties, and a name. The well-established modern “quartz”, according to scientists, is of German, or more precisely, Saxon origin, where “querklufterz” translates roughly as “transversely arranged veins.” A less common belief is that the word "quartz" is derived from the Old Cornish name for the mineral "cross-course-spor", which, by the way, means the same thing.
There are many famous historical figures who had a passion for this gem:
- Emperor Nero (Ancient Rome) adored rock crystal. Two amazing table goblets, made to his order, can today be seen in the exhibition of national treasures of the Republic of France, and their numerous photographs can be found in specialized books and on the Internet.
- Peter the First had a samovar(!) made of rock crystal, which is now kept among other handicraft masterpieces in the Armory.
- Prototypes of modern sunglasses with bronze temples, made of transparent marion, were discovered in the tomb of the famous Tutankhamun.
It is impossible to say exactly when the first scientific description of the mineral was made, since most of its varieties were discovered at different times, and sometimes they were confused with each other.
Description
Quartz belongs to silicates (silicon oxide); in theory, its chemical composition corresponds to the formula SiO2. It is rarely found in its pure form, since in nature quartz contains varying amounts of impurities: other minerals, metals and other elements. Silicon dioxide in its pure form is called rock crystal - this stone is absolutely transparent and colorless, in the photo it can be easily confused with ice. Thanks to some of them, the stone ceases to be colorless and transparent and can be painted in a variety of colors. This diversity is so great that the mineralogical characteristics define quartz only as a rock, which, in turn, is divided into a large number of species. Based on their structural structure, they are divided into two large groups:
- Crystal: rock crystal, hairstone, prazem (green), citrine (lemon yellow and gold), ametrine (yellow and violet-lilac), morion (black), amethyst (purple), rauchtopaz (brown), rose quartz, cat's eye (pink and gray).
- Cryptocrystalline: chalcedony (honey-yellow and white), agate, carnelian (red-pink), onyx (brownish), sapphirine (bluish), peridot (yellow and green).
In order to present all the variety of colors and shapes of quartz, more than one hundred photos are needed, since each stone from the list also has several varieties.
Deposits and properties
Quartz has a wide variety of origins; no other mineral is more common in the earth's crust, which consists of 65% of it. It is found in igneous and metamorphic rocks, pegmatites. Quite often there are hydrothermal veins consisting of it.
Physico-chemical properties of quartz:
- chemical formula: SiO2;
- hardness: 7 units on the Mohs scale;
- shine: greasy, glassy;
- density: from 2.6 to 2.65 g/cm3;
- cleavage: absent;
- fracture: uneven;
- crystallization: in the form of a hexagonal prism;
syngony: trigonal.
Quartz is one of the hardest minerals found on our planet. In this indicator, it is second only to diamonds, corundum and topaz. The stone is resistant to chemical attack and most acids, dissolving only in hydrofluoric acid and alkalis.
As already mentioned, two-thirds of the earth’s crust consists of quartz, therefore, on the territory of every state involved in mining, there is at least one deposit. The largest production volumes today are from Brazil, Australia, Madagascar, the USA and Sri Lanka.
There are also many deposits of quartz of various types in the post-Soviet space. Rauchtopazes and morions, which are valuable for jewelry, are mined in the Urals and the Zhytomyr region, and rose quartz is mined in Karelia and eastern Ukraine. Among the valuable stones in our country, rock crystal is the most common; it is found in the areas already mentioned, as well as in the Caucasus, Pamirs, Siberia, northern Ukraine and the Carpathians.
The most expensive variety of quartz is amethyst, its unique appearance and properties are of great importance to the best jewelry makers and collectors. This gemstone is also mined in Russia - in Kamchatka and Yakutia. However, the main world exports come from Sri Lanka, Central Asia and South America.
How to Find Real Quartz
Despite such a wide distribution of quartz on the planet, it is often counterfeited. The fact is that some of its varieties can reach prices of several thousand dollars per carat. In such a situation, there will always be someone who wants to pass off a cheaper stone as an amethyst or rock crystal. However, rock crystal is often counterfeited with glass. In order to distinguish the authenticity of a stone, you only need to:
- Check its strength. Take a steel knife and scratch the crystal. There will not be a single defect left on natural stone.
- But it’s very possible to scratch glass with this stone - quartz is more than 2 times harder.
- When examining the simulation with a magnifying glass, you can notice many randomly located bubbles. In the real mineral quartz, they are located exclusively in nutrient flows and accretion zones.
Medicinal properties
The healing properties of quartz have been used by doctors and healers of various nations since ancient times. Its healing effect on the body is associated with the ability to fill the body with vital energy, thus bringing it into physical and psycho-emotional tone:
- it has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, relieving chronic fatigue, depression, melancholy;
- restores sleep and wakefulness, relieves insomnia and nightmares;
- strengthens memory and maintains concentration;
- effectively relaxes during rest.
Modern lithotherapy confirms that this stone has strong healing properties, but it is recommended to use quartz water for an enhanced effect. It is easy to prepare at home:
- Place the mineral in purified water and put the vessel in a dark place for a couple of days.
- Remove the stone and strain the water through a filter with several different types of quartz crystals.
Experts who practice this remedy claim that it is suitable for any medical procedure: ingestion, rubbing, compresses. This contributes to:
- treatment of diseases of internal organs;
- accelerating recovery from inflammatory processes;
- normalization of metabolism and functioning of the endocrine system;
- improving the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract;
- normalization of heart function, strengthening blood vessels and equalizing pressure;
- relief from diseases of the respiratory tract and organs;
- stimulation of immune functions in infectious diseases.
Quartz water has also found wide application in the cosmetology field. Today it is used to rejuvenate and heal the skin, get rid of acne and blackheads. When used systematically, it makes the skin elastic and smooth, and according to some reviews, reduces the number of wrinkles.
Water infused with quartz minerals is also well suited for the treatment of open wounds: for burns, bruises, cuts and other injuries, lotions and compresses should be applied to the skin. This reduces inflammation, reduces pain and accelerates tissue healing.
It is also worth remembering that a stone may be more useful for some systems, but not affect the work of others, because the specific stone you use is of great importance. Amethyst, for example, copes well with a protective function - it curbs alcohol addiction and reduces hunger so that it does not become harmful. And morion is best suited for those who need to improve the functioning of the circulatory system - it strengthens the walls of blood vessels, restores heart rhythm and purifies the blood.
Quartz in magic
The magical properties of quartz have been a subject of human interest since the moment they became acquainted with this beautiful mineral. Already during the times of ancient civilizations, a lot of ritual and magical accessories were made from them - transparent crystal balls used in visionary and psychic practices, lenses for lighting the sacred fire in temples.
- Rock crystal is of greatest value for magicians and sorcerers of all types, since it is considered a very strong conductor of energy. If you acquire a talisman or jewelry with this stone, and soon notice that you have the ability to make random predictions, think about it - perhaps this is a sign that there is great power hidden in you that simply needs to be revealed.
- Milky and white quartz can closely connect with the inner world. This stone is perfect for those who practice meditation - it makes it easy to discard all thoughts and completely immerse yourself in self-knowledge.
- Carnelian is a symbol of feelings and passion. This mineral will be useful for those who want to meet the love of their life and live a long and happy life with this person. The owner of this stone becomes an open and sociable person, revealing his femininity (or masculinity) and sexuality. It is noteworthy that changes occur unnoticed by the owner of the gem, so he remains sincere and relaxed.
- Amethyst and chrysoprase have a calming effect on their owner. These stones are suitable for violent, emotional and explosive personalities for whom their emotionality can be detrimental at times. By keeping the head cold and the heart on fire, the stone brings the necessary prudence to a person’s character and actions, which has a positive effect not only on business, but also on personal relationships.
- The smoky mineral is a talisman for entrepreneurs, politicians and leaders. This stone warns against major mistakes, strengthens business acumen and bestows the gift of persuasion. In addition, he draws his owner's attention to signs of fate, and luck, as we know, can sometimes play a big role in business.
Looking at the overall picture, we can note the influence of almost all varieties of quartz on certain character traits and behavior:
- they stimulate mental activity and memory;
- reveal creative potential, develop abstract thinking and imagination;
- endow a person with enviable oratorical abilities;
- attract business success, luck in life, material well-being;
- help you find and keep true love;
- relieve anxiety and irritability, relieve depression and apathy.
Astrological compatibility
In general terms, it is difficult to describe the influence of quartz on a particular sign of the Zodiac - the question again comes down to the diversity of its types. The fact is that some of them have directly opposite astrological characteristics, and may relate differently to the same signs
Zodiac.
Pure and flawless rock crystal is perfect for Pisces, Leos, Taurus and Libra. It helps these signs to establish a connection with their own inner world and find spiritual harmony.
If your Zodiac sign is Libra, Cancer, Aquarius or Taurus, pay attention to rose quartz. A small pendant or beads with this stone will have a positive effect on self-esteem. The gem will help stir up shy and modest people, unsure of their abilities and those who are afraid of making a mistake.
A zodiac sign such as Scorpio interacts well with rauchtopaz, which has a calming effect on the personality, restraining negative character traits. This leads to positive changes in personal and business spheres. For Libra and Capricorn, alliance with rauchtopaz also brings great benefits. The first ones become balanced and reasonable, which helps well in making decisions, while the second ones discover their purpose, the stone helps them find their path in life.
As we can see, almost all varieties of quartz have a special location for Libra, Scorpio, Aquarius and Sagittarius. Perhaps people born under these constellations can try on any variety of quartz.
But a sign like Gemini, according to astrologers, should be careful about wearing quartz. Perhaps avoid it altogether. This stone is also contraindicated for Virgos. In both cases, the mineral has a negative effect on the emotional state.
People learned to process and use numerous varieties of quartz as jewelry or for practical purposes back in ancient times. The density and high hardness of the stone made it possible to make tools and tools from it that were used to cultivate fields, as well as weapons to hunt large animals.
At the same time, people believed that the stone had magical properties and was able to influence the world around it. Quartz crystals were of great importance in the form of lenses and were used by priests to produce sacrificial fire, which could not be kindled by any other means. Descriptions of the properties of this stone have been known since antiquity.
As for the deposits of this stone, there are a lot of them, and they are scattered all over the world. And this is not surprising - quartz is the most common mineral on Earth. The largest number of deposits were discovered in the USA, Brazil and Ukraine; in these countries the largest number of unique crystals are found, which then become valuable acquisitions for numerous collectors. A lot of rock crystal, an absolutely transparent variety of this mineral, is mined in Russia - in Yakutia and in the northern Ural Mountains.
The composition of quartz is elementary - it is silicon oxide, its formula is: SiO2. In its pure form, this substance has no color and is completely transparent, but the composition may vary slightly depending on various impurities, which are what color the material in different colors.
The structure of the stone is a hexagonal crystal with a sharp pyramidal tip. Most often, the silicon composition of quartz is diluted with aluminum and iron, as well as their various compounds.
The usual composition of the stone also changes due to the gradual “absorption” of neighboring rocks, which remain in the form of thread-like or speckled inclusions in microcracks and voids. Druses (clusters of small quartz crystals) can reach truly gigantic sizes and weigh more than one ton; this often happens with amethyst quartz (this mineral differs from transparent amethyst in its dullness and white circles).
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Quartz is a mineral, silicon oxide. One of the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Silica, the most common form of which in nature is quartz, has developed polymorphism. Two main polymorphic crystalline modifications of silicon dioxide: hexagonal α-quartz, stable at a pressure of 1 atm. (or 100 kN/m2) in the temperature range 870-573°C, and trigonal β-quartz, stable at temperatures below 573°C. β-quartz is widespread in nature. All hexagonal α-quartz crystals found under ordinary conditions are paramorphoses of β-quartz over α-quartz. β-quartz crystallizes in the trigonal trapezohedron class of the trigonal system. The crystal structure is of a frame type, built from silicon-oxygen tetrahedra arranged in a helical manner (with a right or left turn of the screw) relative to the main axis of the crystal. Depending on this, right and left structural and morphological forms of quartz crystals are distinguished, distinguishable externally by the symmetry of the arrangement of some faces (for example, trapezohedron, etc.). The absence of planes and a center of symmetry in β-quartz crystals determines the presence of piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties. Other polymorphs of silica: Most often, crystals have an elongated prismatic appearance with the predominant development of the faces of a hexagonal prism and two rhombohedrons forming the crystal head. Less commonly, crystals take the form of a pseudohexagonal dipyramid. Externally regular quartz crystals are usually complexly twinned, most often forming twinned areas according to the so-called. Brazilian or Dauphinean laws. The latter arise not only during crystal growth, but also as a result of internal structural rearrangement during thermal α-β polymorphic transitions accompanied by compression, as well as during mechanical deformations. In igneous and metamorphic rocks, quartz forms irregular isometric grains intergrown with grains of other minerals; its crystals are often encrusted with voids and almonds in effusive rocks. Dissolves in hydrofluoric acid. Melting point 171 - 1728°C (due to the high viscosity of the melt, determining the melting point is difficult; there are different data). SiO2 belongs to the group of glass-forming oxides, that is, it is prone to the formation of a supercooled melt - glass. Quartz is formed during various geological processes: Directly crystallizes from acidic magma. Quartz contains both intrusive (granite, diorite) and effusive (rhyolite, dacite) rocks of acidic and intermediate composition, and can be found in igneous rocks of basic composition (quartz gabbro). In acidic volcanic rocks it often forms porphyry phenocrysts. During the hydrothermal process, quartz and crystal-bearing veins are formed; alpine-type quartz veins are of particular importance. Under surface conditions, quartz is stable and accumulates in placers of various origins (coastal-marine, aeolian, alluvial, etc.). Depending on the different conditions of formation, quartz crystallizes in various polymorphs. Quartz is mined almost everywhere. In Russia, there are deposits of the mineral in Karelia, Transbaikalia, the Urals and Altai. There is a lot of quartz in Siberia, the Caucasus, the Pamirs, Austria, the USA, Madagascar, and Brazil. Valuable mineral raw materials: used in optical instruments, ultrasound generators, telephone and radio equipment (as a piezoelectric). It is consumed in large quantities by the glass and ceramics industries (rock crystal and pure quartz sand). It is also used in the production of silica refractories and quartz glass. Many varieties are used in jewelry as ornamental stones. European craftsmen “met” quartz in the 11th-15th centuries. Glasses and vases made from this material were highly valued. In Russia, this material began to be used in the 18th century. Brooches, necklaces, rings, and seals were made from it.
In sedimentary rocks - nodules, veinlets, secretions (geodes), brushes of small short-prismatic crystals on the walls of voids in limestone, etc. Also fragments of various shapes and sizes, pebbles, sand.Varieties of Quartz
Amethyst is a precious variety of rock crystal of purple, violet-pink, lilac-red colorConditions of education
Quartz crystallizes from fluid-enriched pegmatite magmas and is one of the main minerals of granitic pegmatites. In pegmatites, quartz forms intergrowths with potassium feldspar (pegmatite proper); the internal parts of pegmatite veins are often composed of pure quartz (quartz core). Quartz is the main mineral of apogranitic metasomatites - greisens.Application
It is used to make cleaning products.
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Properties of the Mineral
| Color | White, Colorless, Yellow, Red, Green, Brown, Pink, Orange, Grey, Purple, Black |
| Stroke color | white |
| origin of name | from old German Querklufter - ore of cutting veins, or from it. “quarr” - grinding (quartz grains produce a characteristic grinding sound when abraded) |
| Opening year | known since ancient times |
| IMA status | valid, first described before 1959 (before IMA) |
| Chemical formula | SiO2 |
| Shine | glass matte fatty |
| Transparency | transparent translucent shines through turbid water-transparent |
| Cleavage | imperfect by (1011) |
| Kink | conchoidal |
| Hardness | 7 |
| Electrical properties of the mineral | piezoelectric, pyroelectric |
| Thermal properties | α-quartz (trig, stable at 573 °C). |
| Luminescence | triboluminescence may be observed |
| Strunz (8th edition) | 4/D.01-10 |
| Hey"s CIM Ref. | 7.8.1 |
| Dana (7th edition) | 75.1.3.1 |
| Dana (8th edition) | 75.1.3.1 |
| Molecular weight | 60.08 |
| Cell Options | a = 4.9133Å, c = 5.4053Å |
| Attitude | a:c = 1:1.1 |
| Number of formula units (Z) | 3 |
| Unit cell volume | V 113.00 ų |
| Twinning | three laws of twin fusions: Dauphinian - fusion of individuals of one enantiomorph. modifications (right with right or left with left) with rotation of one individual relative to another around the twin axis L3 by 60°; Brazilian - fusion of right and left to |
| Point group | 3 2 - Trapezohedral |
| Space group | P31 2 1 |
| Density (calculated) | 2.66 |
| Density (measured) | 2.65 |
| Refractive indices | nω = 1.543 - 1.545 nε = 1.552 - 1.554 |
| Maximum birefringence | δ = 0.009 |
| Type | single-axis (+) |
| Optical relief | short |
| Selection form | Crystals are usually in the form of a hexagonal prism, topped at one end (less often at both) with a six- or three-sided pyramidal head. Often, towards the head, the crystal gradually narrows. The faces of the prism are characterized by transverse hatching; solid masses of varying density and grain size (from coarse to cryptocrystalline), fine-fibrous, spherulitic, sinter (chalcedony) and earthy aggregates. |
| Classes on taxonomy of the USSR | Oxides |
– a mineral consisting of silicon and oxygen. It is a rock-forming mineral because it makes up more than 60 percent of the mass of the entire earth's crust.
From a scientific point of view, quartz has two names:
- silicon dioxide (SiO2) – name in chemistry;
- silica is a name in mineralogy.
On earth, quartz is common in mountains, deserts, and sandstones. It is rock-forming and associated with other minerals. For example, it is contained in
Quartz particles bound together by cement form sandstones. The basis of ordinary sand is also quartz. And small particles of pure quartz are white sands.
Pure quartz occurs in the form of a hexagonal crystal with pointed ends that is completely transparent. It is known to us as rock crystal.
Types and colors
Quartz is called a whole group, numbering more than ten varieties differing in structure, shape, density, strength, color, energy, deposit and other features.
Based on the structure, the stone can be divided into two types:
- crystal;
- cryptocrystalline.
Rock crystal, mined from hydrothermal vein caves, is the main type of quartz. Its structure is devoid of fillings, which provides it with ideal transparency.
Each of the numerous fillings in quartz crystals affects the variety of optical characteristics of quartz, creating specific precious and semi-precious minerals of different colors.
The following minerals are created:
- - pinkish or purple tint.
- - sunny shades thanks to iron impurities.
- Ametrine is a hybrid of citrine and amethyst.
- Morion is black, resin-like.
- Prazem is green.
All of the above types of quartz are classified as crystalline forms of the stone.
A separate group of quartz consists of cryptocrystalline minerals. They are also called chalcedony. In addition to the main component - quartz, they contain a large number of additives that are complex in structure: scaly, splintered, granular, needle-shaped, etc.
This group of crystals includes:
- - yellow and brown-terracotta.
- Agate has many tones: from classic white, black and red to whitened shades of blue and pink.
- Volosatik - rock crystal, including fine-needle crystals of rutile, tourmaline and other types.
- Perunite – blue quartz.
- The overflow is opaque due to the combination of layers of quartz and chalcedony.
- (smoky quartz) - light brown or light gray in color.
- - pinkish or bluish opaque crystal.
- Carnelian - red-brown shimmer.
- Chalcedony is a translucent or translucent crystal that comes in many colors from white to honey yellow.
- fogs with clouds of alkaline nickel gel.
- Sapphire quartz - blue shades.
- Cat's eye - pinkish-gray or white.
- Hawkeye is a grayish-blue shade.
- Tiger's Eye is a golden brown crystal with golden stripes.
- Onyx - with white and black patterns on a brown background, red-brown, brown-yellow, honey, having yellow or pink layers in a white base.
The combination of quartz with various mineral fillers creates an endless number of types of agates and chalcedony.
Properties of quartz
In ancient times, quartz was spoken of as a stone that cools the hands but warms the soul. This expression is capacious and accurately conveys the character of this unusual mineral. The first definition can be related to exact science, and the second to metaphysics, to a person’s ability to appreciate beauty. The uniqueness of quartz is determined by the combination of various properties.
It has:
- strength, density, hardness. In terms of hardness, silicon is second only to topazes and diamonds. It is this property that formed the basis for the name of the rock “quartz”, which is translated from German Quarz, twarc means “hard”;
- transparency or multicolor based on the absence or presence of quartz fillings and microinclusions of other minerals;
- high thermal conductivity, which ensures the stone is cool to the touch. This ability of the mineral was used by the ancient Romans when cooling their palms with crystal balls;
- chemical resistance, dissolves only in alkalis and hydrofluoric acid;
- dielectric, used in powerful power stations;
- piezoelectric, which allows you to set and control the operation of high-frequency devices - including communications and computing equipment;
- polymorphism, providing high temperature variety. Melts only at 1700C.
How and where is quartz mined?
Quartz can be mined from granite rocks or synthesized artificially. Mineral extraction is carried out using the quarry method.
Mining is carried out using the following technologies:
- explosive - explosives or an air cushion are used;
- cutting.
Despite the prevalence of quartz, its deposits are dispersed on all continents.
Each discovered deposit of stones for jewelry is characterized by a mineral of a certain color and structure:
- Deposits rose quartz contain the mountains of Moravia, found in eastern Ukraine, Karelia.
- Rhinestone mined in the Marmarosh massif in the Eastern Carpathians. Bohemian, Arkansas, Rhinestone, Bristol and Alaskan crystal are known. Rock crystal from the Subpolar Urals and Yakutia is famous.
- Smoky Quartz And morion found in the Ural mountains and in the Volyn region of Ukraine.
- Amethyst has been supplied since ancient times from Brazil, Uruguay and Sri Lanka, and in the 18th century it was discovered in the Middle Urals. Today it is mined in Kamchatka, Chukotka, Yakutia, the Caucasus, the Kola Peninsula, and Central Asia.
- Green quartzite found in Western Australia.
- Rich deposits aventurine in the Southern Urals, near Zlatoust.
- Quartzites of different colors mined near Lake Onega: crimson color (Shokshinskoye deposit). red-gray (Pukhtinskoye field), lilac (Pryazhinskoye field) and fuchsia shades.
Quartz processing
Quartz is subjected to various types of processing of natural stones: grinding, polishing, cutting, annealing and others.
Medicinal properties
The physical and chemical nature of quartz has a beneficial effect on human organs.
To manifest its healing effect it is necessary:
- Use quartz water. Quartz enriches water. Drinking water purified through a quartz filter or infused with quartz is useful for prevention and rejuvenation. If you systematically wash your face with water enriched with quartz, you can make your skin younger, give it smoothness and elasticity, and free it from acne and skin inflammation.
- Wear products with quartz or keep a small fragment or crystal of quartz with you. Wearing quartz jewelry is believed to have a healing effect on the lungs. In particular, when the temperature changes, milky white quartz is able to release ozone, which has a positive effect on the lungs, clearing them of carbon dioxide.
Quartz also has the following healing properties:
- The property of quartz to retain heat for a long time is used for interior decoration in baths. Wearing quartz pendants stimulates the immune system and makes it easier to cope with a cold.
- The mineral can act like a psychotherapist. Its action in the area of the crown and forehead gives confidence and calmness (characteristic of green quartz). Therefore, it is recommended for people with a delicate psyche.
Caution: Excess silica in food, water and the atmosphere is harmful. Therefore, you need to infuse water on quartz moderately. Quartz processing must be carried out using protective equipment: a mask or respirator.
Magical properties of quartz
Each type of mineral has specific magical properties.
Their manifestation must be considered separately:
- amethyst - brings peace;
- rock crystal - serves as a channel for the transmission of magical energies;
- smoky mineral - instructs in making the right decisions in complex issues;
- green quartz - helps relieve tension, fatigue, nervousness;
- milky quartz – used in meditation, gives the opportunity to understand oneself;
- rose quartz - helps get rid of grievances, find peace and mental balance;
- rutile quartz is considered a means of bewitching. This is a talisman for inventive and enthusiastic people;
- carnelian – helps to remain faithful.
Products with quartz
The prevalence and diversity of quartz in nature determines its widespread use.
Some crystals are actively used in various industries, including:
- in jewelry for making jewelry (beads, brooches, rings, pendants, etc.), as well as as ornamental stones in the manufacture of various souvenirs and interior decoration (ashtrays, bowls, vases, inlaying tools, etc.);
- in the production of glass and ceramics;
- in optical instruments;
- in telephone and radio equipment (thin quartz plates are used to tune the receiver to the desired wavelength);
- in electronic generators as a quartz resonator for frequency stabilization;
- in ultrasound generators;
- in the production of building materials (concrete, plasters and other finishing coatings for cladding buildings with quartzite and jasper stones);
- abrasive material finely ground solid quartz;
- in watch production, the quartz movement is recognized as the highest quality;
- in the production of medical instruments: chips of obsidian, which consists entirely of quartz, are used to make scalpels. The thickness of the scalpel is measured in nannounits, which is problematic for steel scalpels.
Quartz Care
Due to its high resistance to chemical and physical influences, caring for quartz does not require compliance with any rules. When cleaning quartz, you can safely use a detergent or a suitable tool. But the easiest way to remove contamination or remove negative energy is to rinse with running water.
Where can I buy quartz and what is the cost?
Traditional retail chains and numerous online stores provide the opportunity to purchase quartz as jewelry and accessories, and also offer a large assortment of this natural mineral to those who are passionate about mineralogy, who are collectors of natural crystals and who make jewelry.
Among the many types of quartz, rutile quartz is considered the most expensive. Its price ranges from 350 rubles. (field: Kazakhstan, Ak-Koshker) up to 36,000 rubles. (field: Brazil).
The cost of inexpensive varieties of quartz starts from 100 rub. per crystal:
- Rhinestone - 100 rub.-34,000 rub. . (field: Brazil, Minas Gerais).
- Rauchtopaz(smoky quartz) - 100 rub.(field: Russia, Subpolar Urals) – 24,000 rub.(field: North Karelia).
- Morion - 1220 rub.(field: Russia, Bashkortostan, Mata) – 3740 rub.(field: Russia, Ural).
- Amethyst - 2400 (field: Russia, Yakutia) – 42,000 rub. . (field: Bolivia).
- Citrine- 1140 rub.-7600 rub. (field Russia, Subpolar Urals, Nikolay-Shor).
- The stone is recommended for workers in creative professions, as its energy helps to unleash creative potential and enrich the imagination.
- Quartz also activates mental activity and therefore it is worth having on the desktop for students and people of mental work.
- It is recommended to wear quartz crystals in silver for those who want to attract luck, love, prosperity or fulfill other desires.
- Some types of crystal should be carried with you if you need to relieve headaches, tension, overcome stress (green quartz) or to get rid of grievances, find peace and mental balance (rose quartz).
- Smoky quartz is recommended for entrepreneurs and managers, which helps them choose the optimal solution in complex and critical situations.
Quartz and zodiac signs
Since each of the huge number of varieties of this mineral is significantly different in properties and energy, the influence of a particular crystal on a person also varies depending on the date of his birth.
Astrologers evaluate this influence based on the color of the stone in this way:
- Aries Purple and snow quartz are optimal. Possessing persistence and not having sufficient insight, Aries, thanks to the stone, will be able to gain faith in their own abilities, complete everything they start and infect others with positive energy, and show sensitivity to loved ones. It is purple amethysts that suppress the egoism of Aries. Which ones you can find out here.
- Taurus Those who combine friendliness and stubbornness benefit from wearing green and gray shades of quartz. Green prazem will add prudence and wisdom, warn about a possible threat, support and lift your spirits. Smoky-gray rauchtopaz makes it easier to find a solution to a difficult situation, increases optimism and self-esteem.
- Gemini With their inherent change of mood and charm, you should purchase jewelry with crystals in red and yellow shades. Agate, carnelian and other red crystals neutralize negative character traits and stimulate happy romantic relationships, attracting good luck. Golden quartz (citrine, chalcedony, tiger's eye) will become a talisman against the evil eye, will increase intuition and is therefore recommended for entrepreneurs.
- Cancer Violet amethyst and gray smoky quartz suit their sensuality. Amethyst helps to achieve success in the spiritual sphere, imparts endurance and prudence. Long-term observation of amethyst cutting relieves psychological stress. Smoky quartz will help relieve nervous tension, facilitate the search for solutions to complex problems, and promote amorous affairs. This type of crystal should not be combined with other gems.
- Leos, For those seeking self-expression and constancy, rose quartz is most suitable. The crystal increases insight, helps to avoid failures and attracts prosperity and promises a long life without worries.
- Virgo, As a symbol of purity, snow quartz corresponds. Rose and purple quartz are also perfect for her. Varieties of quartz in red shades have a positive effect. Crystals of these shades will attract happiness and help in solving problems. Concentrates good energy. Purple stones will become a talisman. They will protect you from unpleasant thoughts and enemies. The red crystal clears the mind and frees one from excessive suspicion.
- Libra Smoky and yellow quartz will benefit. Crystal makes life more harmonious and has a healing effect. The owner of the sun stone will quickly charm and achieve reciprocity in love.
- With their insight, the following stones are suitable: rutile (hairy), smoky quartz of brown color. A brown crystal will bring good luck to Scorpios. Smoky quartz will become the protector of women. Hairy - an amulet of oracles, helps to realize the plan.
- Sagittarius With its characteristic straightforwardness, rose quartz will attract fortune and establish mental balance. Warns against rash actions. Which ones you can find out here.
- Capricorns It is preferable to wear products with smoky and snowy quartz. Rauchtopaz protects against illness and the evil eye, strengthens the instinct of self-preservation. The crystal focuses on sociability to replenish strength. Milky snow quartz promotes success and gives a love of life. Find out which ones you can choose as talismans here.
- Aquarius For those with originality, a golden-colored stone helps develop talent. It increases emotionality and gives energy. Yellow quartz attracts happiness, imparts optimism, and gives good luck in travel.
- Pisces With their dreaminess and faith, it is worth wearing jewelry made of quartz in blue, green and pink colors.
Who shouldn't wear quartz?
Certain properties that minerals have can be harmful. Thus, rose quartz should not be worn by people with cancer, since the crystal can affect the growth of the tumor. People with a suspicious and vulnerable character should not wear rauchtopaz.