*The weight of this rock means that we cannot post it internationally. This quartz is for sale in the UK only*
 
This smoky quartz comes in big old chunks and in smaller pieces. We group togethher the small bits and sell it by the gram, but these large mineral specimens are too pretty to sell. We have three of them to list today, so skip to the last paragraph for the rock description if you have already read this part. You can find out more about this Scottish smoky quartz on our blog at www.thestonecircle.co.uk.
 
We make the occasional trip up north to look for quartz in the burns and mountains. The best material we find is a lovely clear smokey, the darker, the better. This is not collected from the Cairngorms National Park. It is collcted in the same ballpark but across the country. Lapidary artists use this material to make smoky quartz jewellery with and we occasionally wrap the smaller pieces for pendants. Crystal healers of the internet say it has a calm, nurturing energy.
 
This chunk of Smoky quartz crystal has mica rich schist on it in green scuffs. It has a lovely dark patch in the centre which turns clearer towards the exposed face.