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SiO₂
Spirit quartz
A second generation of tiny quartz points coats the faces, mostly from the Magaliesberg, and the trade also says spirit quartz.
- Formula
- SiO₂
- Mohs hardness
- 7
- Crystal system
- trigonal
- Colour
- violet, white
- Element
- aether
- Chakra (tradition)
- crown
- Zodiac
- Virgo, Pisces
- Month
- —
- Where the earth keeps it
- South Africa
What it actually is
Spirit quartz is SiO₂ before it is a story. The lattice is trigonal, Mohs 7, and the eye meets violet, white.
The better pieces still come out of the ground in South Africa. A second generation of tiny quartz points coats the faces, mostly from the Magaliesberg, and the trade also says spirit quartz.
What the old tradition whispers
The parlour tradition ties Spirit quartz to aether and to the crown centre. The old site stood it near: Virgo, Pisces.
How not to turn it to ash
Quartz will take lukewarm water and a cloth. Long sun fades amethyst and rose quartz. Perfume is a worse neighbour than dust.