Clear Quartz

Global Mining Sites

This variety of quartz is the most abundant mineral known to our planet, as it can be found on almost every continent in the world. Even though quartz makes up a huge portion of the Earth’s surface, there are only three places in the world that have enough high quality crystal to warrant mining – Brazil, Madagascar, and the Arkansas region in the USA.

History

Quartz contributed greatly to the development of ancient civilizations like Atlantis and Lemuria. The ancient Lemurians understood that this stone can be used to open the chakra systems and to advance spiritually to higher levels of consciousness. It was also known that Quartz can be of great help to connect and amplify the energy of all other precious minerals.

Quartz quickly became a staple in all known spiritual civilizations such as the Romans, Egyptians, Mayans, Celts, Aztecs and Native American Indians. The reason being it was understood to be a tool of such immense energetic power. Quartz was deemed so vital to the ancient Romans that some would present the crystal with offerings of food and drink. It is said that the misuse of these crystals is what induced the destruction of these civilizations.

It was first referred to as “Crystallus” in 77 AD by Pliny the Elder, a naval/army commander and renowned philosopher of the Early Roman Empire. The name Quartz comes from the Greek word for ice, as they believed it to be extremely frozen water that would never thaw. In Japan it was known as the “perfect jewel”, because they believed it symbolised purity, perseverance, patience, and peace.

Appearance

Quartz is a Silicon dioxide mineral that forms in translucent masses and clusters. They occur in a variety of shapes, although most of them are of a similar hexagonal structure. The highest and purest quality Clear Quartz is the most clear and less cloudy, and sometimes with rainbow hues, often depending on the way it forms and the temperature it withstands.