Chakra
Crown
Crystals associated with the Crown chakra
Traditions associate different crystals, and sometimes they disagree. Each crystal shows the tradition that makes the association; its sources are on the crystal page.
Amethyst
Purple quartz whose Greek name means "not drunk". By the common identification, one of the breastplate stones, and one of the best-loved stones in the world.
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Atlantisite
A natural mix of green serpentine and purple stichtite, from a single hill in Tasmania.
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Citrine
Lemon-colored quartz. It is rare in nature, which is why most citrine on the market started life as purple amethyst.
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Grey Moonstone
Moonstone in a smoky grey shade, with a soft glow that moves across the stone as you turn it. Crystal websites call it the "New Moon Stone".
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Kunzite
The pink-violet variety of spodumene, a lithium mineral. Pretty, delicate, and not a big fan of sunshine.
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Lavender Amethyst
Amethyst in a pale lilac shade. It used to be the shade sold at a discount; now it has a French name.
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Peach Moonstone
Moonstone in a warm peach shade, with a soft glow that appears when you turn it in the light.
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Rainbow Moonstone with Black Tourmaline
A white stone with a blue glow and black specks. Its name promises two things, and both are more complicated than they sound.
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Ruby in Zoisite
A green rock from Tanzania with real ruby crystals inside. Someone once even tried to value one at £11 million.
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Silicon Crystal
The element hiding in almost every stone, but almost never found alone in nature. These pieces were made by people.
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Strawberry Quartz
Pink to red quartz colored by inclusions that look like strawberry seeds. Also one of the stones most often imitated in glass.
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Wild Horse
A trade name for white magnesite with reddish brown hematite, from one place in Arizona. It is sometimes called turquoise, but there is no turquoise in it.
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