Smokey Quartz is a characteristic gemstone in the Quartz family. Its smokey, dark colour varies in nuances of brown and grey-brown hues. A facet-cut smokey quartz shows its depth and lets light scatter in the dark gemstone, while a cabochon cut elegantly will soften the look of the quartz. Read along to learn more about the mysterious smokey quartz.
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The spiritual qualities for smokey quartz include: Calmness, relief, cleansing, and stability. Smokey Quartz is said to be a gemstone that cleanses the mind, which will create more stability and help rid you of fear. It’s also said that this gemstone will light up the dark and send out positive energy for its surroundings.
During 12th century China, Smokey Quartz was used to create lenses for sunglasses which were carried by judges to hide their facial expressions. In China, beautiful bottles made with smokey quartz were also used to store snus. Smokey quartz is also Scotland’s national gemstone, and as a part of the Scottish Crown Jewels there’s a sceptre set with a large ball of smokey quartz.
An old indian legend tells the story of a cup, which was made of smokey quartz. The cup was said to have the ability to cure any disease, just by a person drinking out of the cup.
Smokey quartz is the grey-brown variant of the quartz family. Clear quartz consist of silicate and oxygen, while smokey quartz obtains its brown-grey colour when impurities from iron become activated by natural radiation. Just like the rest of the quartz family, this gemstone is categorised as a 7 on Mohs’ Hardness Scale, which is a scale from 1-10 - 10 being the hardest - used to measure gemstone hardness. Smokey quartz is extracted in Brazil, Mozambique, Australia, USA, Scotland, and Switzerland.
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