Presentation :

Names) :

• Smoky Quartz and Morion (variety of quartz).

Etymology :

1. Quartz: From German quartz | Smoked: in allusion to the color.
2. Morion: From the old Latin name morion (Pliny).

Group, Family:

• Quartz family (Crystalline).

Color :

• Light brown to Brown (smoky quartz) to Black (morion). Rarely asterism or chatoyance on smoky quartz.

Chandelier:

• Glassy

Origin :

• Czech Republic, Switzerland, Brazil, France, Madagascar etc.

Crystal system:

• Trigonal 296: Pentamorph with Tridymite, Cristobalite, Coesite and Stishovite. Isostructural with Berlinite.

Chemical composition :

• SiO2 Coloration: Probably colored centers following natural irradiation.

Transparency:

• Transparent, Translucent to Opaque (morion).

Density :

• Around 2.65 (frame taken from 2.64 to 2.66).

Hardness :

• 7.

Cleavage:

• Null.

Breakage:

• Conchoidal, scaly.

Line color:

• White.

Shock resistance:

• Good.

Heat resistance:

• Good.

Properties and virtues:

Physical virtues:

• Helps fight smoking (as well as all other forms of addiction: alcohol or drugs).
• Strengthens connective tissue and muscles (especially the heart), as well as the kidneys, pancreas and genitals.
• Beneficial effects on fertility.
• Strengthens virility and purifies the root chakra
• Helps us connect more with our body and hear its messages to maintain health and balance: hunger, thirst, instinct, need for rest...

Psychological, emotional and mental virtues:

• Effective against stress.
• Excellent for freeing us from nightmares and inducing balanced dreams.
• It stabilizes unstable moods.
• Alleviate fear and depression.
• Reduces dark thoughts.
• Reduces suicidal tendencies.
• Brings balance to the mind and frees us from invading energies.
• For people who are too idealistic and far from reality, it promotes awareness and the refocusing of energies on more reasonable, more accessible objectives, avoiding failure and disillusionment.
• Help to make our dreams and life projects come true.

• Highlights and then defuses conflicts, power struggles and manipulation.
• Calms strong emotions that confuse effective thinking.
• Improves lucidity and concentration.
• Helps to reflect and eliminate irrational fears, anxieties, inner contradictions.
• Strengthens self-confidence but also the ability to open up to others and make the right decisions.
• Helps to let go through the manifestation of deep tolerance.

Spiritual virtues:

• Very effective anchor stone.
• Help with refocusing.
• Raises vibrations during meditation.

Environmental virtues:

• Protects against electromagnetic pollution from electrical losses.
• Promotes our interest in the environment.

Chakra:

• Hold placed on the root chakra.

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