Which chakra does Elestial Quartz work with?

Elestial Quartz is traditionally associated with the Crown · Third Eye chakra, the element of Air · Storm, and the sign Aquarius · Pisces.

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Elestial Quartz

Q: What is Elestial Quartz made of?

Elestial Quartz has the chemical formula SiO₂, crystallises in the trigonal system and measures 7 (Mohs) on the Mohs scale. Elestial quartz is a market term for skeletal, layered or 'stepped' quartz crystals whose complex terminations record interrupted growth: periods of dissolution and re-deposition as the fluids around the crystal changed temperature and chemistry. The habit is common in smoky and amethystine quartz from Brazilian and Madagascan pockets.

Skeletal Quartz Variety

A many-terminated quartz that grew and paused and grew again.

Chakra

Crown · Third Eye

Element

Air · Storm

Zodiac

Aquarius · Pisces

I. The Metaphysical Reading

How the stone has been held.

Elestial Quartz is worked with as a stone of interrupted becoming, kept nearby during years that stopped and started, careers that had to be resumed and the slow returns to a self set aside. Practitioners hold it as a reminder that a life is allowed to grow in stages.

Chakra: Crown · Third Eye
Element: Air · Storm
Zodiac: Aquarius · Pisces
Keynote: A many-terminated quartz that grew and paused and grew again.

II. The Scientific Reading

What the lattice actually does.

Elestial quartz is a market term for skeletal, layered or 'stepped' quartz crystals whose complex terminations record interrupted growth: periods of dissolution and re-deposition as the fluids around the crystal changed temperature and chemistry. The habit is common in smoky and amethystine quartz from Brazilian and Madagascan pockets.

Formula: SiO₂
System: Trigonal
Hardness: 7 (Mohs)
Provenance: Brazil, Madagascar, USA (Arkansas), Namibia

References & Sources

Independent mineralogical references used to verify the scientific details above.

Mineral Profile

Fact Sheet

Chemical Formula: SiO₂
Crystal System: Trigonal
Mohs Hardness: 7 (Mohs)
Density: 2.65 g/cm³
Refractive Index: 1.544 – 1.553
Provenance: Brazil, Madagascar, USA (Arkansas), Namibia
Color Origin: Clear, smoky or amethystine quartz with layered, stepped, etched terminations