Lena Rocks

We were playing with putting together little sets of crystals and I took some photos here:

Individual sets, each set containing (clockwise) one Madagascar Quartz, three Lemurian seed crystals (one skinny, one DT and one sparkly), one Recordkeeper Ruby, one polished piece of Scolecite, one Apophyllite point, one small piece of Bismuth metal, one large Tibetan DT Herkimer:

I dug out some various forms of quartz so I could photograph an easy comparison sheet for those who are curious:

As you can see they all have pretty distinctive characteristics when you place them side by side  If you click on the image you will get up a larger version of the photo.

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We went to a crystal show yesterday and I learned something I had not known about before – about crystals that have been struck by lightning while in the ground.  The vendor had a few that he showed me and they felt just fantastic to me so I had to get myself one.  I also got myself a large Lemurian that has so much Lithium in it that it is very pink and when I examined it later it just happened to have a lightning strike on it as well so I felt like I got the most amazing bonus.

When we came hom I tried to find more information about these crystals but there is not a lot so I am going to have to figure it out for myself.  Some of what I came up with is the following:

For many years, itinerant miners in of the Serra de Espinha?o Mountains of Brazil have reported finding “flash stones” – now demonstrated to be the result of lightning traveling through a quartz crystal while still in the ground.  The Espinha?o range is frequently hit by orographic thunderstorms, which produce the greatest number of lightning strikes.  Interestingly, orographic lightning has some peculiar features:  it reaches velocities of 160,000 m/s (524,934 ft/s), and it achieves plasma temperatures of 30,000°C in nanoseconds.  Evidences of the effect of this special lightning on lightning-struck quartz crystals are the presence of beta-quartz (which only forms at temperatures over 573°C), along with the presence of cristobalite, the high-temperature modification of quartz (which forms at temperatures of about 1,715°C). Also, an enormous pressure of about 35.00 bar (508 psi) is evidence by the presence of coesite, the rare high-pressure polymorph of quartz.  The stress caused by this very rapid heating and cooling, along with the intense electrical charge and the high pressure, creates a characteristic zigzag fracture pattern on the surface of the affected quartz crystals.

Reproducing the effects of lightning on quartz crystals in a laboratory setting has proven to be very challenging.  After exploring a variety of methods to try to reproduce the characteristic patterns, the study concluded that this pattern could not be created by any mechanical process.

At the high-voltage lab at the Technical Institute of Vienna, Austria and at Ilmenau University in Germany, scientists were finally able to match the unique, shallow zigzag lightning tracks on quartz that is the hallmark of lightning struck quartz.  To form these crystals it takes a unique combination of geological, morphological, climatological, and meteorological conditions.  This means that lightning-struck quartz is very scarce, making it a highly valued item for mineral and gem collectors.

Here are some photos of some of these crystals that I took at the show, apologies for the crappy quality but I didn’t bring my good camera:

Go Thor

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We had found these silicone ice cube trays intended for making ice shot glasses but I wanted to see if I could make little orgonite containers instead…  I got both round ones and square ones and the possibilities are endless…

you can put SP’s in them…

put a vase with flowers in them…

let your favorite crystal have a custom built home

I am sure the molds can be found online.

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A little over a year ago Dennis and I went to a crystal show where we ended up getting lots of Lemurian crystals. He made a short video interview with the dealer and we just posted it on Youtube. Enjoy!

Had some fun the other day making my very first youtube movie. It is a slide show of pictures of one special Lemurian and I used a lightbox to get the colors showing it off.

This is a favorite Lemurian seed crystal that weighs over three pounds.  There are no tricks or Photoshop involved in taking these photos, just colored lights.  Lemurians are the most amazing crystals I have come across so far.

There is a whole world in there… LOL

Lemurian Seed Crystal Hearts are something that most people will never be lucky enough to get their hands on so I very much enjoyed taking and being able to share these photos.

They are optically clear and cut from one piece of broken long crystal.  They are completely see through and absolutely amazing to hold since they feel so sweet.

I count my blessings every day and so appreciate having Lemurians in my space to play with – here is another Lemurian seed crystal who deserves it’s own gallery.

This is a fantastic Lemurian Seed Crystal that has a very nice phantom in the top.  It’s only small but reflects light very nicely.