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Although all crystals are extracted from the earth in their natural state,
some crystals are cut and polished before retail sale. Hence
some crystals are described as 'natural', meaning 'unpolished'
whereas others are described according to their appearance
e.g. polished point, wand, sphere, tumble stone - and so on.
This page summarises some of the most common forms of crystals
and gemstones available in Shops, at Shows and Exhibitions
and on the Internet at the moment.
| Natural
Points |
A wide variety of crystals are available
in the form of natural points and clusters (of many
natural crystal points).
The most plentiful examples of crystals in these forms
are types of quartz, such as clear quartz and milky
quartz.
Uses of Natural Crystal Points and/or Clusters
of Natural Crystal Points include:
Decorative/ornamental; gifts; energy balancing/dissipation
of energy around a room or work area (place a cluster
of crystal points on a window ledge or beneath a bright
light).
Choose your quartz cluster with care and intuition,
and with its intended location in mind. For example
the upper cluster (right) could be used in the centre
of a room to send energies in all directions whereas
the lower cluster (right) may be better placed in corner
of a room as all points are directed in one general
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| Natural
Plates |
Many different types of crystals are
available in the form of crystal plates. The photograph
opposite is of a small plate of blue celestine ctrystals.
Other common examples of crystal plates include agate,
amethyst, and other forms of quartz.
Uses of Natural Crystal Plates include:
Decorative/ornamental; gifts; energy balancing/dissipation
of energy around a room or work area (though the effects
may be less powerful than clusters of points); Feng
Shui; use of amethyst plates to clean other crystals
after use/energetic contamination. |
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| Geodes |
Geodes of various crystals are available.
Common examples include agate (as illustrated opposite),
amethyst, rose quartz, clear quartz and blue celestine,
among others.
Uses of Crystal Geodes include:
Decorative/ornamental; gifts; energy balancing/dissipation
throughout a room or work area, and as a meditation
aid. |
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| Polished
Points |
Many types of crystals, and especially
many forms of quartz, are available in the form of polished
points.
Examples of crystals available in this form include
clear quartz (probably the most popular in this form),
clear quartz with inclusions, smoky quartz, citrine,
rose quartz and amethyst, among others.
Uses of polished crystal points include:
Decorative/ornamental; gifts; crystal healing. |
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| Polished
Spheres |
Many types of crystals are available
in the form of polished spheres.
Common examples include clear quartz (also rainbow quartz,
which is a sub-set of clear quartz), rose quartz (as
illustrated in the photograpgh to the right), and other
types of quartz, agate and marble.
Uses of polished crystal spheres include:
Decorative/ornamental; gifts; energy balancing/dissipation
throughout a room or work area; screeing (that is, divination
by looking into a crystal ball), and as a meditation
aid. |
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| Tumble
Stones |
There are very many different types
of tumble stones. See the index
of well-known crystals for further information about
crystal types - most of which are available in the form
of tumble stones.
Uses of tumble stones include:
Decorative/ornamental; gifts/keepsakes; personal energy
balancing/healing; crystal and crystal reiki healing
treatments. |
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