BRANDBERG AMETHYST/SMOKY PHANTOM QUARTZ NATURAL POINT

Brandberg Mountains, Namibia

4.3cm x 2.2cm x 1.6cm (1.7in x 0.8in x 0.6in)

SKU: 143561

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The crystal photographed is the crystal you will receive.

Due to crystals being a natural product, this crystal may have some minor imperfections on the outer surface.

ENERGY PROPERTIES

BRANDBERG QUARTZ

Brandberg Quartz is a powerful variety of Quartz with an exceptionally high vibration. It assists in significantly elevating one’s energetic frequency enhancing intuitive awareness and inner guidance. It supports balance and harmony while bringing clarity, strength, and a high level of energy to one’s being and environment.

Brandberg Amethyst serves as a beacon for those seeking to transcend ordinary awareness, providing the energetic foundation necessary to access one's innate wisdom and maintain stability amidst life's complexities.

SMOKY QUARTZ

Smoky Quartz serves as a powerful grounding crystal, it is associated with stability, safety, spiritual protection, and our connection to the Earth. By anchoring one’s energy to the present moment, it helps release anxiety, scattered thoughts, and emotional overwhelm, while encouraging quiet strength, emotional resilience and bringing a sense of calm. It is a wonderful stabilizer in a world that often feels chaotic.

It is also a powerful stone for the manifestation of one’s dreams and inspirations helping align intentions with practical action, transforming dreams into reality. Smoky Quartz promotes mental clarity and systematic thinking, making it easier to identify and focus on desired goals.

It is also a powerful protection stone; it has the ability to absorb and dissolve negative energy rather than merely deflecting it. By gently pulling in dense, heavy emotions such as fear, anger, or self-doubt, it transforms them into clarity, groundedness, and inner composure, making it a great ally when one wants to stay poised and focused under pressure enabling one to make clear-headed decisions.

CRYSTAL KNOWLEDGE

Brandberg Amethyst occurs exclusively within the Brandberg Massif of Namibia, formed in granite pegmatite cavities during late-stage hydrothermal processes approximately 120-130 million years ago. These specimens exhibit complex phantom crystal growth, where iron-bearing solutions created distinct amethyst zones within successive quartz crystallisation phases.

The phantom structures result from changes in trace iron (Fe³⁺) concentrations during crystal development, creating well-defined growth boundaries visible as layered amethyst formations within the clear quartz matrix. Colour zoning ranges from pale lilac (low iron content) to deep violet (higher iron concentrations), with some specimens displaying smoky quartz inclusions caused by natural radiation exposure from surrounding granite.

Brandberg specimens frequently contain negative crystals and two-phase fluid inclusions (enhydros) containing H₂O and CO₂, representing trapped remnants of the original mineralising fluids. The exceptional optical clarity results from slow cooling rates and minimal structural disruption during formation.

The locality's unique geology, biotite granite with abundant Pegmatitic dikes intersecting Karoo Supergroup sediments, created the specific geochemical environment necessary for these multi-stage phantom formations.