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About Smoky Quartz

Beautiful Smoky Quartz Raw Gemstone

Natural Smoky Quartz Gemstone

Unheated Smoky Quartz Gemstone

Smoky Quartz is a light brown to deep smoky grey colored semi-precious gemstone known for its mesmerizing appearance and healing properties. This national gemstone of Scotland works to connect one with the supportive energy of Earth. This alluring gemstone has a detailed and interesting history behind, it is said that Smoky Quartz was also known as the ‘Stone of Power’ and was sacred and signified the power of Earth gods and goddesses.This powerful gemstone was believed to help connect with the lowerworlds and to also absorb and transmute the negative energy. This alluring gemstone is loved for its wispy hints of brown making it extremely suitable for your most loved jewelry pieces as it is found abundantly in large crystals with few inclusions.

Smoky Quartz Properties

Smoky Quartz Meaning

Smoky Quartz, the birthstone of Scorpions, comes from its connection to the Root Chakra and the Solar Plexus Chakra. This crystal has the power to balance energy and also offers a sense of stability and security. It has the ability to connect the wearer with the supportive energy of the Earth and also let go of any unwanted vibes that can put you down. Its vibrational and grounding energies help to promote physical and emotional healing. Healers recommend this gemstone to people suffering from depression, anxiety, any nervous disorders or chronic body pain.

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Smoky Quartz Benefits

Natural Smoky Quartz is regarded as an excellent gemstone to use for protection against negative radiations, pain and mental stress. Various ancient cultures including Egyptian, Chinese, Sumerians and Romans have trusted Smoky Quartz for its strong metaphysical properties and healing powers. Even today, many therapists recommend Smoky Quartz healing crystals to people seeking mental peace, body detoxification and positivity in life.The best way to inherit the benefits of Smoky Quartz is to wear it in a piece of jewelry that keeps the gemstone in touch with the wearer’s skin. Smoky Quartz healing properties are mentioned below:

• Health Benefits

   : Wearing Smoky Quartz stone benefits the individual by enhancing the health of body organs and curing various fertility issues. Gem therapists recommend the use of Smoky Quartz to get relief from chronic pain, headaches, muscle cramps, the tension of the back and shoulder. According to the gem therapist, Smoky Quartz healing benefits hugely to people dealing with ailments of the feet and hands.

• Emotional and Spiritual Benefits

  : Smoky Quartz is known for balancing the various body chakras (Root & Solar Plexus) and helps the person to stay calm, focus and grounded. It is extensively used as an aid for meditation. It calms the tensed nerves, encourages positive thinking and possesses the ability to cure depression, anxiety and emotional stress.

• Promotes Detoxification & Cleansing

   – According to the therapists, Smoky Quartz stones have gentle soothing energies that stimulate detoxification at all levels. Since ancient times, this gemstone has been widely used as a remedy for people who are willing to quit harmful addictions such as smoking, drinking or drug abuse. Its soothing energies also help in dealing with the stress and anger associated with the withdrawal process.

• Protects from Harmful Radiation

   – Smoky Quartz gem is said to have protective energies that neutralise the negative effects of radiations, including sunburns, medical radiation therapies, chemotherapy or radiation from electronic devices etc. As per the belief, Smoky Quartz grounding energy helps to transform harmful vibrations into positive energies.

Buyer Guide

Smoky Quartz Quality

Smoky Quartz is available in abundance and hence one does not need to compromise on the quality. Buyers do have to examine some of the factors before buying any of the gemstones. For Smoky Quartz one has to examine the origin, color, clarity, and cut of the gemstone carefully in order to find the best quality Smoky Quartz.

• Origin

   – Rough Smoky Quartz is found throughout the world including Brazil, Mozambique, Madagascar, Australia, Switzerland, Scotland and the United States (New Hampshire and Colorado). According to the gemmologist, Brazilian Smoky Quartz is usually greyish and translucent where Colorado Smoky Quartz are recognised by their good quality gemmy appearance. Smoky Quartz from Switzerland (Swiss Smoky Quartz) and Australia also bear good color and clarity. The dark-colored smoky quartz crystals from Arkansas, better known as ‘Arkansas Smoky Quartz’, are mostly irradiated to a certain degree to obtain the intense brown color.

• Color

   – Smoky Quartz meaning is closely associated with its body color. Its color ranges from light smoky grey to deep chocolate brown and smoky black. The selection of Smoky Quartz color depends largely upon the purposes and personal preferences of the wearer. Usually, the deep brown Smoky Quartz or Grey Smoky Quartz are considered more valuable than the light Smoky Quartz gems.

• Clarity

   – According to the gem experts, Smoky Quartz is a Type II clarity gemstone that may contain few eye-visible natural inclusions. Some common inclusions are negative crystals, two-phase inclusions, partially-healed fractures, tiger stripes or zebra stripes and rutile inclusions (often called Rutilated Smoky Quartz). In terms of transparency, Smoky Quartz mineral can be transparent to nearly opaque depending upon the quality grade. Typically, the clear Smoky Quartz with no or very faintly visible inclusion is considered to be of superior quality.

• Cut

   – Being a popular ornamental stone, the raw Smoky Quartz stone is often cut and polished into fancy shapes (pear shape, heart, oval and round) and customized cuts (cushion cut, brilliant cut and emerald cut etc.). Due to the abundance of large size Smoky Quartz in nature, they are often carved into ornate statues and figurines. One can also find Smoky Quartz spheres, pendulums and wands in the market which are primarily used for healing.

• Carat Weight

   – The size or weight of Smoky Quartz doesn’t have a huge impact on its prices. In the trade, Smoky Quartz price per carat increases linearly with the rise in size. This is because of the abundance and easy availability of Smoky Quartz large stones in the market. Therefore, it is a perfect gemstone for people who want to buy a big size gem without spending a big budget.

Buyer Beware

Smoky Quartz Buyer Beware Guidelines

There are various quality combinations like origin, Smoky Quartz color change effect, clarity, cut, shape, size, carat weight, and treatments that determine natural Smoky Quartz price and authenticity. Also, it is crucial for a buyer to understand that the weight of gemstones in India is usually expressed in Ratti and not in Carat. A buyer must understand the difference between Ratti and Carat. (1 Ratti = 0.91 carat).

Generally, Smoky Quartz is not known to be treated or enhanced. But very few specimens of it are commonly irradiated to enhance its color. We at GemPundit, provide natural and untreated Smoky Quartz gemstone that is 100% authentic and reliable. However, one can always ask for a genuine report from the Gemological Laboratory. The Lab certifications determine the authenticity of the gemstone. Customers should be able to distinguish between real and fake Gem Lab Certifications and always verify the physical characteristics of Smoky Quartz from Gem Experts and Astrologers. To identify the authenticity of this gemstone, the customer can cross-check the report number on the Gem Lab certificate from the Gem Lab website or the company lab. If both the report numbers are alike, then it is an authentic Smoky Quartz gemstone certification.