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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.
Scroll down or use the links below to see descriptions, photographs and
information about common uses of the the following forms of crystals and
gemstones:
| 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 orientation.
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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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