Smoky Quartz Beads

Smoky Quartz Beads

Smoky quartz beads are, as the name suggests, a type of quartz. And quartz is the largest group of gemstones and many types are used in jewelry. Quartz is abundant and of great beauty so from the earliest times quartz has been used as gemstones. In ancient times, Smoky Quartz Beads warned soldiers in battle when it turned dark. A kind of smoke detector avant la lettre! Smoky quartz beads are still used today for rosaries and crucifixes. Smoky quartz beads seem a bit undervalued and we think that is very unfair! The color of Smoky Quartz beads is caused by aluminum in the crystal lattice (the structure that forms the building block of a crystal) in combination with a certain radiation. The color of Smoky Quartz varies in all kinds of soft, subtle shades from soft yellow brown, through rich chocolate brown and dark charcoal brown to almost black. Smoked Quartz is sometimes called Smoked Topaz, but this is not correct because Topaz has a completely different composition.

The effect of Smoky Quartz beads

What is said about the functioning of this type of stone.

Smoky quartz is a strong protective, grounding and detoxifying stone (body, soul and spirit). It is pre-eminently a good stone to wear in case of complaints related to stress and in stressful situations. The stone helps to relax, let go and accept, resist stressful influences and provides mental (resilience) strength. Smoky quartz also has a beneficial effect on anxiety (especially fear of failure), nightmares, depression and suicidality. The stone stimulates a sober, pragmatic and positive attitude and promotes concentration. Smoky quartz protects against negative (electromagnetic) radiation (from computers, mobile phones and TV sets, for example) and helps meditate. Physically, Smoky Quartz has a pain-relieving, anti-cramping and detoxifying effect and has a positive effect on back complaints, nerves, abdomen, hips, pelvis, legs, headache, restless legs syndrome and the genitals. It can help with smoking cessation and other addictions.

The hardness of Smoky Quartz is 7, the density is 2.6

Smoky quartz beads belong to the zodiac sign of Taurus and Capricorn.

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