Clear Quartz, Milky Quartz, and Quartz Quartz.
Quartz comes in a variety of fun shapes and forms. It is almost always beautiful, regardless of whether it is a quartz crystal cluster or a quartz drusy. Either way, crystal healers use quartz as a master stone while watchmakers use it to keep time... you can't deny there is something special going on there.
The Stone Circle collects and sells Scottish quartz crystals. It is abundant here and we find it everywhere from walking the dog to in the depths of the river while we are gold panning. We collect it, turn it into quartz tumblestones, or sell it as mineral specimens.
See our crystal collection of quartz below.
Let's Keep Quartz Crystal & Rock Hunting Ethical
Here at The Stone Circle we do our best to keep crystal hunting and rockhounding as ethical as we can make it.
We remove rubbish from Scottish waterways, clear up broken glass, and leave the area cleaner than we find it - wherever we travel.
To us, ethical crystal hunting means staying away from natural habitats and protected areas. It means sourcing our Scottish rocks with care and attention to things like the time of the year, animal, fish, flora, and fauna ecosystems, and replenishing areas by returning what we don't need. We aim to leave no trace, with only the occasional stone unturned.
In the words of our forefathers:
"Leave nothing but footprints."
What is Quartz, Exactly?
Quartz is also known as rock crystal, amethyst, rose quartz, smoky quartz, and other names. It forms in points with six sides, although not all quartz is pointed... but what is quartz, exactly? And where does it come from? Here is the shortened version.
Quartz is made out of silica and forms in areas where there has been lots of magma flow which is cooling, leaving behind a silica-rich groundwater. Over time, the water evaporates and the residue crystalizes. What is left behind is what you and I know as quartz.
Other mineral impurities in the soil cause the differences in colour between types of quartz. You can also get colour variances based on temperature. For example, bake amethyst in the ground for lnog enough and you get citrine - a process which gemstone sellers immitate when they make fake citrine.
At The End Of The Day
It is All Just Quartz.
<A favourite phrase here at TSC>
Is Quartz a Healing Crystal?
We are always reiterating that we are not crystal healers here at TSC. We may be rock lovers, tarot readers, and Reiki enthusiasts - but we don't physically practice crystal healing because it is not our calling. Our calling is to get the stones to the crystal healers, not to use them ourselves.
To answer the question, though: yes, quartz is used as a healing crystal. Quartz is known among healers to be the master stone - the stone that amplifies the energy of everything else. It is also used to represent the head, brain, mind, and the connection that part of the body has with the universe.
Quartz is a good example of a crystal which 'does' something. When you apply pressure to it, electrical charges become displaced by its surface in a process known as piezoelectricity. In another example of usefulness, quartz used to be the standard for keeping time. A quartz crystal always vibrates at the same frequency, meaning that you can set the ticking of a clock by it. If you ever had a quartz watch, you were wearing a fraction of a crystal on your arm.
Can your quartz crystal cure the common cold? Absolutely not. Could you use it in meditation to try and gain clearer focus on your objectives? Yes. Crystal healing is not a medical practice. Keep that in mind.
“I have been looking for Scottish smokey quartz for a while, I wanted polished smokey quartz but I am glad I bought this piece, it contains great energy and I am happy with my purchase. Thank you very much for the free crystals they are really appreciated.”
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