| Specimen Details | |
|---|---|
| Weight | 0.78 oz’s – 22 g |
| Dimensions | 2.09″ long (5.3 cm’s) |
| Country of Origin | Brazil |
Polished 12 Sided Vogel Cut Light Smoky Amethyst Quartz Wand Pendant
USD $29.00
SKU: J2601
This Crystal is a 12 sided Vogel Cut Amethyst Quartz Wand Pendant. It features gorgeous color with great clarity and is a truly stunning Specimen! It also features awesome Heat Zone Phantoms!! With this ‘precision cut’ it’s believed to create a spiral energy flow within the crystal, enhancing its ability to store, transform, and transmit energy.
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Amethyst Origins & Background
Amethyst has been valued across cultures for thousands of years for its rich violet coloration and its association with clarity, balance, and composure. The name Amethyst originates from the Greek word amethystos, meaning “not intoxicated,” reflecting an ancient belief that the stone helped maintain clear thinking and moderation.
Historically, Amethyst was considered a stone of royalty and spiritual authority. It adorned crowns, rings, and ceremonial objects in Ancient Greece and Rome and later throughout medieval Europe. Its purple color was rare and strongly associated with wisdom, restraint, and elevated status.
Significant Amethyst deposits are found in Brazil, Uruguay, Zambia, Madagascar, and Russia. Each locality produces crystals with distinctive growth habits, color zoning, and internal features, making provenance an important consideration for collectors and natural crystal enthusiasts.
Amethyst’s coloration develops through trace amounts of iron within the Quartz lattice combined with natural irradiation and geological heating over extended time periods. This process often creates layered growth zones that contribute to the depth and visual complexity seen in higher-quality specimens.
Some Amethyst crystals display structural growth features such as internal windows, phantoms, record keepers, and time-link faces. These are physical indicators of crystal formation traits and are valued for both the insight they provide into natural growth processes and to possible Metaphysical propoties.
Amethyst Geological Information
Amethyst is a violet variety of Quartz (Silicon Dioxide – SiO₂) that typically forms within cavities, veins, and geodes in igneous and metamorphic rock environments. Crystals usually grow as hexagonal prisms with pointed terminations.
The purple coloration results from trace iron incorporated into the Quartz structure combined with natural irradiation from surrounding rock. Subsequent geological heating stabilizes these color centers, producing hues that range from pale lavender to deep royal purple.
Amethyst commonly forms in volcanic environments, particularly within gas cavities of cooling basalt flows. Over millions of years, silica-rich fluids crystallize slowly, allowing layered growth and the development of internal zoning and structural features.
Common Geological Occurrences
- Volcanic basalt cavities and geodes
- Hydrothermal Quartz veins
- Metamorphic rock environments
Physical Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Mineral Species | Quartz (Amethyst variety) |
| Chemical Formula | SiO₂ |
| Crystal System | Trigonal |
| Hardness (Mohs Scale) | 7 |
| Luster | Vitreous |
| Transparency | Transparent to translucent |
| Fracture | Conchoidal |
Amethyst Crystal Care & Ownership Advice
⚠️ Sunlight & Heat:
Prolonged exposure to intense sunlight or heat may cause some Amethyst specimens to fade over time. For long-term preservation, extended placement in direct sunlight is best avoided.
✋ Handling:
Amethyst is relatively durable, but sharp impacts can chip crystal points or edges. Handle specimens gently, especially clusters and terminated points.
🧼 Cleaning:
Clean Amethyst using lukewarm water and a soft brush. Avoid harsh chemicals, ultrasonic cleaners, or abrasive tools, which may damage crystal surfaces.
📦 Storage & Display:
Prolonged exposure to intense sunlight or high heat may cause some Amethyst specimens to fade over time.
For long-term preservation, extended placement in direct sunlight is best avoided. Indirect light or filtered natural light is ideal for display. This preserves color while still allowing the crystal’s natural beauty to be appreciated.
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Smoky Quartz Origins & Background
Smoky Quartz is one of the most practical, grounding, and widely used Quartz varieties and is often considered a default crystal in healing layouts. Its naturally smoky coloration ranges from light translucent brown through to deep smoky grey and near-black tones.
Smoky Quartz forms when Clear Quartz is exposed to natural radiation within the Earth over long periods, causing aluminum impurities in the crystal lattice to change the way light is absorbed. This process is entirely natural and produces a grounding, stabilizing crystal with remarkable resilience.
Morion Crystals are a very dark to opaque, nearly black variety of smoky quartz, a brownish-to-black form of quartz crystal colored by natural radiation – it must still be translucent to be termed a “Morion”.
Smoky Quartz may occur as single points, clusters (rare), Elestial formations, Phantoms, and on very rare occasions Cathedral formations. It can also combine naturally with other Quartz varieties such as Amethyst and Citrine, creating powerful hybrid crystals.
Smoky Quartz Geological Information
Smoky Quartz is composed of silicon dioxide (SiO₂) and crystallizes in the trigonal crystal system, like all Quartz. Its coloration is caused by natural ionizing radiation acting on trace aluminum within the crystal structure.
True Smoky Quartz remains at least partially translucent. Completely opaque specimens are extremely rare and should be treated with caution, as much material on the market is artificially heat-treated Clear Quartz.
Common Geological Forms
- Single terminated points
- Elestial and skeletal forms
- Phantom inclusions
- Rare clusters and Cathedral formations
Physical Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Mineral Species | Quartz (Smoky variety) |
| Chemical Formula | SiO₂ |
| Crystal System | Trigonal |
| Hardness (Mohs Scale) | 7 |
| Luster | Vitreous |
| Transparency | Translucent to transparent |
| Defining Feature | Natural radiation-induced coloration |
Important Trade Note
A significant amount of Smoky Quartz on the market is artificially heated Clear Quartz. Majestic Quartz goes to great lengths to only natural Smoky Quartz.
Smoky Quartz Crystal Care & Ownership Advice
⚠️ Handling:
Smoky Quartz is durable and well suited for frequent handling and healing work.
🧼 Cleaning:
Water-safe for brief rinsing. Avoid prolonged soaking if inclusions or fractures are present. Dry thoroughly.
☀️ Light:
Prolonged intense sunlight may gradually fade color in some specimens.
📦 Storage & Display:
Smoky Quartz performs best when actively used rather than stored away. Ideal for daily grounding and protection.
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Phantom Quartz Information Video
Phantom Quartz Origins & Background
Phantom Quartz is one of the most symbolically powerful growth forms in the Quartz family. These crystals contain visible internal “phantoms” — ghost-like images of earlier stages of the crystal’s own development preserved within the body of the crystal itself.
Each phantom represents a pause, interruption, or shift during the crystal’s growth cycle. Rather than halting development permanently, the Quartz resumes growth and carries the record of that moment forward. Because of this, Phantom Quartz has long been associated with evolution, resilience, and the ability to move forward after disruption.
Phantom Quartz occurs in many Quartz varieties, including Clear Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Amethyst, and included forms. Each variety adds its own nuance to the phantom’s expression and influence.
Phantom Quartz Geological Information
Phantom Quartz forms when a crystal’s growth is temporarily interrupted by the introduction of another substance or a change in environmental conditions. This interruption leaves a visible layer on the crystal’s termination before growth resumes, encapsulating that earlier stage within the final crystal.
Common Phantom-Causing Materials
- Chlorite: often green phantoms
- Hematite: red, brown, or metallic phantoms
- Clay or sediment: pale or earthy-toned phantoms
- Thermal changes: color-zone phantoms (often Smoky or Amethyst)
3D Phantom Formation
The most powerful and visually striking phantoms are referred to as 3D phantoms. In these specimens, the interrupting material fully coats the termination, creating a complete three-dimensional “crystal within a crystal.”
Physical Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Mineral Species | Quartz (Phantom growth) |
| Chemical Formula | SiO₂ |
| Crystal System | Trigonal |
| Hardness (Mohs Scale) | 7 |
| Luster | Vitreous |
| Transparency | Transparent to translucent |
| Defining Feature | Visible internal growth stages |
Phantom Quartz Crystal Care & Ownership Advice
⚠️ Handling:
Handle gently to protect internal clarity and phantom visibility. Lift from the base where possible.
🧼 Cleaning:
Brief water rinsing is generally safe. Avoid prolonged soaking if fractures or inclusions are present.
☀️ Light:
Protect Smoky and Amethyst Phantom Quartz from prolonged intense sunlight.
📦 Storage & Display:
Display with good lighting to reveal internal phantoms. These crystals benefit from being seen and consciously worked with.

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