The silver smoke-like color is caused by natural irradiation of this particular variety of quartz silicon dioxide. One glance at Smoky Quartz and you understand how it earned its name. It’s not just the Celts that fell for the cut of Smoky Quartz, it was also adopted and celebrated by Maori tribes in New Zealand and nicknamed the Stone of the Loin (Piedra de Hijada) over in Spain. They would even work the gem into their daily dress – creating Smoky Quartz pins for their kilts and brooches to bear on their chest. The Celts fell hard for the silver bright stone that they called Morion. Smoky Quartz has a long history with the Celts who are said to have first mined this piece of magic in the wild Cairngorm Mountains that stretch like a dragon back across the heather and gorse colored highlands.
While the wispy shades of Smoky Quartz can be found scattered across the globe, most notably in Brazil – this gem is actually considered to be the national stone of Scotland. Like a multivitamin of magic for the soul, this stone can serve as a detox, an amplifier of positive energy, and a talisman for the root chakra. Ever ready to neutralize any negativity sailing your way, Smoky Quartz is an anchor against the storm.
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The color of midnight cloud beneath a full moon, Smoky Quartz seems to capture all the enigmatic delight of the mystical world but its true strength sits in its powerful grounding properties. Smoky Quartz has a vitreous luster and a hexagonal crystal system.
It’s a silicone dioxide crystal with a transparency that ranges from completely clear to opaque. Smoky Quartz is a variety of quartz of brownish grey shades earning the stone the meaning of its name.
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