DeLani
Hi gang,
I just got back from Hot Springs (Ark.) with another batch of quartz crystals!
Now there are a few that are very oddly shaped, and I can't find any info on them in any crystal books. I'll try to take pictures of them if you think it will help, but here are the descriptions:
1. The "triple crystal" is just one crystal, but at the terminus, instead of coming to a point, it "divides" into 3 points. This is not 3 crystals growing together; it is one crystal with 3 points on one end. It seems like it would be very powerful for some reason.
2. The "diamond pyramid" crystal: This is so weird looking. It is actually a tablular double terminate, with lots of fairy frost. But, the way it has grown, it is shaped like a diamond (or kite), with the top and bottom being the flattened terminations. One side of it is more or less flat, and the opposide side comes up into a kind of diamond-shaped pyramid (but the point of the pyramid is not the terminus - the two terminations are at the top and bottom of the diamond shape). Oh, heck, I hope that describes it well enough.
3. The "Triangle" crystal is also a tabbie, but grown into a triangle shape (the point of which is the terminus, the bottom the matrix). One side is more or less flat with littler crystals growing on it. The other side is an almost perfect triangle and the one face (facet?) in the center is a perfectly flat, clear isosceles triangle that looks like a window.
These crystals are so unique, they seem to have some sort of power (however you see it), but I can't seem to figure out what it is.
If you have any ideas, or if you've encountered similar shapes of crystals, let me know! Thanks!
I just got back from Hot Springs (Ark.) with another batch of quartz crystals!
Now there are a few that are very oddly shaped, and I can't find any info on them in any crystal books. I'll try to take pictures of them if you think it will help, but here are the descriptions:
1. The "triple crystal" is just one crystal, but at the terminus, instead of coming to a point, it "divides" into 3 points. This is not 3 crystals growing together; it is one crystal with 3 points on one end. It seems like it would be very powerful for some reason.
2. The "diamond pyramid" crystal: This is so weird looking. It is actually a tablular double terminate, with lots of fairy frost. But, the way it has grown, it is shaped like a diamond (or kite), with the top and bottom being the flattened terminations. One side of it is more or less flat, and the opposide side comes up into a kind of diamond-shaped pyramid (but the point of the pyramid is not the terminus - the two terminations are at the top and bottom of the diamond shape). Oh, heck, I hope that describes it well enough.
3. The "Triangle" crystal is also a tabbie, but grown into a triangle shape (the point of which is the terminus, the bottom the matrix). One side is more or less flat with littler crystals growing on it. The other side is an almost perfect triangle and the one face (facet?) in the center is a perfectly flat, clear isosceles triangle that looks like a window.
These crystals are so unique, they seem to have some sort of power (however you see it), but I can't seem to figure out what it is.
If you have any ideas, or if you've encountered similar shapes of crystals, let me know! Thanks!