SMOKY QUARTZ RUTILE CRYSTAL

SMOKY QUARTZ RUTILE CRYSTAL

A super lovely Smoky Quartz Rutile Crystal!  Natural dark smoky with rutile inclusions, from the Tingha Sand Mine in NSW.  Rutilated Quartz is one of the rarer forms of the mineral from any country, smoky quartz with rutile is even more sought after.  This piece is a natural, rustic crystal with the inclusions easily visible on the top of the crystal plus there are more inside the crystal which are harder to spot.  An affordable essential for the quartz collector or healer.  Known locally as ‘grass stone’.

Location:
Tingha, NSW.

Dimensions:
9cm x 4cm x 3cm, 170g.

Quartz: SiO_2.
Quartz has been known and appreciated since pre-historic times. The most ancient name known is recorded by Theophrastus in about 300-325 BCE as kristallos. The varietal names, rock crystal and bergcrystal, preserve the ancient usage. The root words signifying “ice cold” and “to contract” (or solidify) suggest the ancient belief that kristallos was permanently solidified ice.

Rutile: TiO_2.
Rutile is one of the five forms of titanium dioxide found in nature.  Titanium is three times stronger than steel, while weighing only 42% as much, making it an ideal strong, lightweight metal for structures such as airplanes and rockets. It is also chemically inert under normal conditions, enabling its use in medical implants such as pacemakers. It is light weight, non-corrosive, able to withstand temperature extremes (especially its high melting point, 1800 degrees C) and has good strength.
Healing Properties:
Smoky Quartz dissolves negative energies and emotional blockages; transforms negative patterns and raises vibration.  Balances yin/yang and energy bodies; a grounding, protective stone.
Rutile helps to resolve dis-ease, and is strengthening and calming. Used for healing and balancing the aura by repelling negative energy. A stabiliser; dispels unwanted interference.
* Properties from Melody‘s Love is in the Earth series *