This one crystal brings together three quartz types: elestial layering, alligator etching and natural smoky color.
The faces are built up in stepped, recessed layers, the elestial growth, and the surface is etched into the rough, scaly texture collectors call alligator quartz, which varies from specimen to specimen. The color is natural smoky quartz, and the crystal is graded AAA. At nearly 11 inches tall and almost 8 inches thick it is a large, solid crystal with plenty to study from every angle; the photos include the back side and close ups of the front. It would sit well on a credenza, a pedestal or a large bookcase. This is the exact smoky quartz crystal shown.
Measured, it stands about 10.625 inches tall, 6.5 inches wide and 7.75 inches thick. Photos show it in hand and next to a ruler.
About Elestial Alligator Smoky Quartz
Elestial is a market name for skeletal quartz, which forms in unusually saturated conditions when crystal edges grow faster than the faces, leaving recessed, layered faces. Alligator quartz is a trade name for quartz whose surface has been naturally etched into a rough, scaly texture. Smoky quartz takes its brown color when natural radiation activates color centers around trace aluminum, and it is the national gemstone of Scotland, where it is called cairngorm.
Stone Meaning: Smoky quartz is traditionally associated with grounding and calm.
Additional Details
- You receive the exact elestial smoky quartz crystal shown.
- About 10.625" x 6.5" x 7.75".
- Natural smoky quartz; graded AAA quality.
- Heavy; lift with two hands from the base, not by the crystal edges.
- Photos show the actual piece.
See It Up Close
Want a closer look before you decide? Email us at sales@rockparadise.com and we can send more photos or a video of this exact piece, or set up a visit so you can see it in person at our Los Angeles warehouse. We are happy to answer any other questions, too.
Shipping and Returns
- Carefully packed in reinforced packaging made to protect fragile crystals and minerals in transit.
- We have shipped delicate stones for years, and every order is packed with that experience.
- Covered by our 30-day return policy.
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