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Smoky Quartz is a variety of crystalline quartz that ranges in colour from a light, hazy brown to a deep, dark brown or black. Its unique smoky colour is caused by natural irradiation of aluminium impurities within the crystal structure. It is typically translucent to transparent, possessing a beautiful vitreous lustre. It is a common, durable, and affordable stone that forms in large crystals, making it a popular choice for all forms of points, clusters, carvings, and jewellery.

Smoky Quartz is known as the "Stone of Grounding and Protection." It is one of the most efficient grounding and cleansing stones, rapidly absorbing and dissipating immense amounts of negative energy, electromagnetic smog, and psychic attack from the environment and the aura. It is highly protective, especially during times of high stress or emotional turmoil. Smoky Quartz promotes emotional calm, stress relief, and the ability to tolerate difficult times with strength and honourable resolve. It gently encourages the user to let go of old worries, resentment, and fear.

Hardness: 7 on the Mohs scale (making it durable for daily wear).

Chakra: Primarily the Root Chakra (for grounding, stability, and protection).

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn, Scorpio, and Sagittarius.

Benefits: Provides intense grounding, stability, and protection, quickly absorbs and neutralises negative energy and EMF, encourages emotional calm, stress relief, and perseverance, aids in releasing fear, resentment, and old habits, and promotes positive, practical thinking.

Source: Brazil (main source), Scotland, Switzerland, USA (Colorado), Australia.

How to use Smoky Quartz

Place it in your home: Keep a cluster or large point in your office or near a computer/Wi-Fi router to absorb and neutralise electromagnetic pollution and heavy energy.

Meditate with it: Hold the stone or place it between your feet during meditation to achieve deep grounding, feeling secure and connected to the Earth's stability.

Carry it: Keep a piece in your pocket or bag during times of stress, anxiety, or emotional turmoil to draw on its constant, stabilising, and protective energy.

Wear it: As jewellery (a pendant or ring) for continuous access to its grounding, cleansing, and anxiety-relieving vibration throughout the day.

Use for energy clearing: Use a Smoky Quartz point or wand to consciously draw negative energy out of the body, visualising the smoke absorbing and dissipating the toxicity into the Earth.