Drusy- the master healer

Natural Drusy crystal amplifies energy, activates and clears energy. It may be used for amplifying the thoughts as well as energy of the body. Quartz is capable of brining energy to stars in our soul. It has a nature of harmony and it’s also considered to be the gemstone of power.

Quartz may be employed for clearing and activating the energy point of our body. It is perfect for the chakra of the heart and also responds well at the 3rd eye area. The quartz crystals were employed in Lemuria and Atlantis for rejuvenation and for the development of a whole civilisation of wonderful splendour and power. It is also capable of enhancing a flow of good thoughts as well as feelings for love as well as harmony.

Eight faced crystals	The eight face crystals offer conservation of resources and energy. They enhance the process of removal of hurdles in the path of an individual and offer for installation of power further in all the endeavours. They’re also known to of other worldly origination and for bringing the capability of actualisation on all the levels. They’re also known to bring good energy to the life of an individual, for imparting and power of manifestation and for producing a melding of angelic and spiritual realms.
Amethyst quartz	Amethyst quartz helps in melding of cohesiveness of 2 forces of yang/ying which are known for brining the details as well as circumstances for an integrated and comfortable bond. It is the “Stone of love, the gem of healing and blessings.
Ajoite quartz	Ajoite creates a connection between the chakra of the throat and the heart and also facilitates the inner thoughts of a person to come out. This feature offers peace within the emotional-system of an individual and helps the individual in accepting his or her surroundings the way they are. The power of Ajoite is also known for brining peace within one’s inner self irrespective of the mental and physical location of an individual. It stimulates acceptance as well as understanding. It may be used for eliminating hostility and anger, jealousy, abrasiveness, prejudice, etc.
Angel aura quartz	It opens as well as activates the Crown-chakra and also helps a person in channelling his or her desire towards the right goals, helping him or her to adjust and also be comfortable in any situation.
Apophyllite quartz	It helps an individual in connecting to his spirit. It is quite powerful for peaceful, deep stillness and alpha meditation/state recall.
Aqua quartz	Aqua quart works as a protective shield from psychological or psychic attack. An intrusion from the external sources is dissipated quickly by transmutation into purely love energy which may work in the process of healing which causes the attack. It helps a person in finding his or her own space yet again. It is known or bringing wisdom for expressive-communication, enhancing peace and guarding against the negative energies. It is even more protective than the aquamarine crystals because of the gold-inclusion in it.
Arkansas quartz	Arkansas quartz is considered to have high-vibrations and clear energy.
Azure aura quartz	Indigo assists an individual in developing the high senses of hearing, smell and sight. It also helps him or her in expressing the purity of God self asserting the development into a spiritual guru who imparts knowledge, wisdom and love to others. It also helps an individual in controlling the forces of the universe and achieving communion with consciousness.
Barnacle quartz crystals	The crystals are partially or fully covered with tiny crystals. Larger crystals have wisdom as well as trust that allures the tiny crystals. It is used for meditation for offering insights to people. It is also wonderful for the people who are working in the service organisations for helping stimulate the willingness as well as cohesiveness of people to work with each other.
Blue quartz	Blue Quartz which is also known as Dumortierite or the Siberian quartz is the gemstone of expression, peace as well as order which is capable of enhancing the organisational self discipline, abilities, as well as orderliness. This improvement is known to be because of the effect it may have for balancing the Throat-chakra and improving the communication between higher and lower chakra. It brings a sense of managing things, helps in releasing fear.
Bridge crystals	A huge size crystal with small crystal that penetrates and is also locked in and out partially out of large crystal. It also helps in facilitating the bridge between the interior and exterior worlds between ones inner self and the other person. It’s quite significant while working with aspects of advanced meta-physical areas and attempting to distribute the knowledge with other people.
Celestial aura quartz	Celestial aura quartz is developed by bond of Gold and Indium to quartz. It improves intuition and communication.
Channelling quartz crystals	It is recognised mainly by a 7 sided-face which is located in the middle of terminated ends of crystals; the triangle shaped face is situated on the back side of the crystals. It offers for a connection to high wisdom that’s available for the conscious connect to high wisdom that is available from high self and wisdom of the enlightment as well as experience.
Cherry quartz	Cherry quartz has all features of quartz and it is also quite wonderful for Heart Chakra. It is good for curing flu and cold infections. It is wonderful even for burns. It is known to enhance concentration and thus it makes a wonderful choice for students.
Cinnabar quartz	Cinnabar quartz purifies and heals blood. It helps in imparting flexibility and strength to the body, helps in stabilising weight and enhancing fertility. It offers a long-life to the wearer.
Clear quart	Clear Quartz is a universal gemstone. Every person should have a universal stone. It corresponds to each and every zodiac-sign and it is a powerful and pure source of energy. It activates, receives, transmits, stores, amplifies and transmits energy. It stimulates the functions of the brain and activates the consciousness levels. It is wonderful for meditation and brings harmony to the wearer.

Facts, lore and description of turquoise flat druzy

Turquoise flat Drusy quartz is an ornamental gemstone which is highly known for its exclusive and striking colour. It is valued in the ancient American as well as Persian civilisations and is still retaining its fame even today. The turquoise specimens are many times polished or even sliced for the collectors. Some are also dyed.

It is mainly porous and it has got a natural waxy shin. Sometimes it’s also impregnated with the help of a plastic liquid in order to increase its lustre and enhance its stability. A lot of false exist of turquoise.

The most common fake of turquoise Drusy quartz that is prevalent is WhiteHowlite Blue Dyed which resembles a lot to Turquoise druzy.

Turquoise many a times comprises of the embedded lustrous flakes of pyrite or it may even have black veins of Oxide running through it. Sometimes it’s inter grown along with the secondary materials of copper specifically Chrysocolla. It may even form as pseudo morph of minerals like Beryl, Apatite, Feldspars, etc.

Crystal formations and aggregates

The crystal formations as well as aggregates are most often, massive, nodular, botryoidally, concretionary as well as reinform. It may even occur in veins, in masses of cauliflower shape, in round balls and even in stalactitical shape.

The crystals o turquoise are rarely found and are restricted to some particular locations where they’re found in the form of minute crystals within the thin rosettes and crusts.

They are opaque and may even be translucent in the thinner sections.

Varieties

The varieties of this druzy include:

1.    Eilat stones

It’s a greenish blue blend of Turquoise, Chrysocolla and some minerals of copper like malachite from mines of copper near Eilat-Israel.

2.    Kingdom- Turquoise

Turquoise from Mineral park mines situated near the Kingman in Arizona is popular for its beautiful shade.

Turquoise is a significant gemstone. The bright shade it has has made it popular throughout various civilizations and now it is one of the most important but affordable gemstones. It is usually in the form of beads or cabochons. However, it might even be ornamental carvings of flowers and animals. The specimens of turquoise Drusy are even famous amongst minerals’ collectors and crystallized variety from Virginia is highly valuable as well as desirable.

Chemical formula	CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 • 4H2O
Colour	Turquoise blue, bluish green, sky blue, apple green
Streak	White
Specific gravity	2.5 to 2.8
Hardness	5 to 6
Lustre	Dull and Waxy
Crystal system	Triclinic
Cleavage	None
Tenacity	Brittle
Fracture	Conchoidal
In group	Phosphates
Striking feature	Hardness and colour
Rock type	Metamorphic and sedimentary
Environment	As a substitute to the hydrothermal deposits generally in the arid copper bearing regions

Noteworthy locations

Even though turquoise is available all throughout the world, a vast chunk of Turquoise originates in South-West US. The most significant as well as classic locality of the gemstone is Nishapur in Iran. Here it is being mined from the time of Ancient Persians. The other historic locations of Turquoise include Serabit-el-Khadim in Sinai Peninsula, Eilat, Egypt and Israel where it’s mainly related with Chrysocolla and is known as the Eilat Stone. Mexico also has various significant locations of turquoise.

Turquoise which has a beautiful color and is of good quality is quite popular at Kinsman in Arizona where the rarely found small crystals are also found in the druzy habit. Other significant deposits of turquoise include Globe Miami district, Copper cities mine, Mexico, Gila and Co., etc. However the most perfect and apparent Turquoise crystals occur in the form of prominent micro crystals which are imported from Lynch Station in Virginia.

Drusy - The beauty of beautiful and sparkling crystals

Even though there should be a lot of variations in the names — druse, drusy, druzy and drusies, —one thing about it which always remains constant is that it is a pervasive gemstone that is a symbol of beauty.

It comprises of various tiny Quartz crystals which form either on or in other gemstones. The Drusy Quartz is a mineral which has imperatively unlimited possibilities for an artist. The sparkling, clear and shiny crystals look just like mini diamonds shining in the sun’s light. Reflecting light, the crystals of druzy often occur in a wide range of colors like pink, orange, white, green, blue, etc. Just image how snow or sugar crystals would look like sparkling in the sun. Drusy looks just like that.

It is quite interesting to see how, druzy gets its shape from different varieties of Quartz on which the druzy itself forms. Thus with a number of varieties of the Quartz, there are a lot of cuts as well as shapes in which druzy is available.

Fashioned approximately 2.5 Million years back and found in the valley of Omo in Ethiopia by the archaeologists were some of the man's earliest as well as most primitive tools. With the help of these tools Drusy was made.

As per legend, Flat Druzy Quartz even today is held in the form of an energizer which helps in stabilizing the body as well as aura of human. It also promotes creativity.

The crystals of Drusy went completely unnoticed in the industry of jewelry until recently when they started appearing in the works of prominent jeweler carvers and fashion designers.

 

The Druzy Collection

Including druzy in the jewelry items as well as fashion repertoires would help in broadening the options you have. Because of its accessibility, abundance, and versatility, druzy is fast becoming popular amongst the jewelry wearer as well as designers.

Appeal of Druzy

The appeal of druzy is now beginning to grow for the jewelry made with Drusy quartz since it exhibits multiple small crystals which sparkle with reflective surfaces just like the crystals of snow or sugar. The size as well as evenness of the crystals’ coverage is both significant value components when the quality of as well as worth of Drusy stones is determined.

Drusy jewelry care and handling

Rated at a 7 on the scale of hardness by Moh, druzy quartz is suited beautifully for earrings. pins, bracelets and pendants. But, rings and bracelets are less preferred, because of the possibility of the Druzy being detached. Drusy is fragile and thus even little force can damage it.

Drusy Quartz may be cleaned with the help of a solution of warm soap and water and a very soft bristles brush. As is the case with most of the gemstones, even Drusy Quartz needs to be kept totally away from the household-chemicals and also from a continuous exposure to extreme weather conditions since it can cause damage or some permanent alterations in its appearance. Druzy quartz needs to be kept in fabric lined box and away from all the other items of jewelry for avoiding any scratching or damage.

Cleaning your Drusy jewelry

A Flat Drusy stone is a gemstone having its surfaces covered with thousands of small crystals. Drusy quartz is the most common type of Drusy gemstone and its ‘Earthy tones as well as pastel shades are coveted highly. Druzy Quartz is much more durable as compared to other Druzy gems as Quartz is a very tough substance. Quartz might be cleaned with the help of mechanical equipments or strong and thick chemical solutions. Most common substances which are removed from Quartz are tough white coatings of minerals as well as stains of iron.

Extra care need to be taken for cleaning druzy for preventing its small crystals from breaking down.

Instructions for cleaning your Druzy

1.    Clean the small crystals which are found on the surface of the Druzy Quartz with a dish wash detergent which does not has any fragrance, a soft bristles brush and water. If coatings or stains are found on their parts of the Quartz, then follow the below steps for cleaning other parts of the gemstone.

2.    With the help of a spot cleaning gun, that cleans with a spray of high pressure water, for cleaning the surface of the Quartz. In case the surface of the Quartz is still not clean, then use a tough mechanical cleansing technique.

3.    Take an air-abrasive tool that blasts streams of high-pressure air with the abrasive material which act as scouring-powder. For Quartz, small beads of glass are the best since the materials as they’re softer as compared to quartz. You should never use a crushed piece of glass, Quartz sand, Garnet sand, etc as that would damage the quartz. Use eighty pounds pressure for starting the process of cleaning the Drusy.

4.    Take an air- scribe that is small, hand held jack hammer which employs air-pressure for cleaning. An air-scribe is of the size of a very thick pen or a marker.

5.    Remove the stains of iron from the Quartz with the help of chemicals, in case you don’t have an access to the mechanical tools of cleaning. The stains of iron are caused by minerals’ hematite as well as goethite and might be eradicated by soaking it in a mixture of Sodium Dithionate, Oxalic Acid, or Hydrochloric Acid.

Tips and Warnings for cleaning your Drusy

•    In case your Druzy Quartz has been set in items of jewelry then just clean as per the step one mentioned above. In case your Drusy Quartz is in its most natural form then just follow other steps for cleaning the remaining part of the stone.

•    Drusy Quartz may be used in earrings and pendants, but not bracelets or rings due to a risk of damage to the small crystals.

•    Try to use the solution of Sodium Dithionate, which is also called "Iron Out" before trying other acidic solutions. The oxalic acids as well as the hydrochloric acids are poisonous as well as corrosive. You should first research about the proper usage as well as disposal of all these acidic solutions, and the safety processes for using the acids.

History of Drusy Quartz

No one has been able to tell about the exact origin of the term “Quartz”. But the discussions have led to two opinions which have been unanimously accepted. These are that the word “Quartz” has been derived from Greek word “Krystallos” which means ice.

The primitive equipment belonging to the earliest times which were developed by humans around 2.4 million years ago and found in the valley of Omo in Ethiopia used to be made up of quartz. It’s often believed that quartz was employed due to its toughness as well as brittleness which made the development of the tools easy relatively.

The chipped flint points which were employed for making fire were found on the sites of Mousterian in Western Europe which dates back approximately 40k years.

Recently there has been some major development of synthetic Drusy Quartz during the World-War-II. This quartz was employed for supplying the crystals for making radios.

Now, quartz is not just used as gemstone, but it is also used as raw chemicals for manufacturing cements, abrasives, concrete, glass, porcelain as well as other industrial substances.

Due to its pyroelectric as well as piezoelectric properties, it is used commonly for producing clocks, watches, radios as well as computers.

Drusy Quartz is considered to energise as well as stabilize the body as well as aura enhancing creativity.

Availability of Drusy quartz

Quartz is the most abundantly found mineral. It comprises of approximately 12% of earth’s crust. It occurs in different metamorphic, sedimentary and igneous rocks. The most abundantly found Drusy is Quartz. High quality Drusy is very rarely found. Especially the non quartz species were even more rarely found.


Sources for Drusy quartz

Drusy occurs within the interiors of the geodes of quartz.

Evaluation of Drusy quartz

Drusy quartz has been rated 7 on the Moh’s scale of hardness. It is perfect for making brooches, pendants as well as earrings. But it is not suitable for making bracelets or rings due to the concern of quartz being detached.

Drusy is a stone which has a natural texture of surface just like fine crystals of sugar which are formed on the quartz by the process of micros crystalline facets several thousand years ago.

Drusy crystals weren’t noticed in the jewelery industry till recently when they started appearing in the work of carvers as well as jewellery designers. Its appeal has now started growing as it depicts multitude crystals with a reflection on the surface which looks like snow or sugar.

The evenness as well as the size of the crystals’ coverage is significant value-factors while determining the worth as well as quality of Drusy items.

Common cuts

The cut and shape of  Drusy depends mainly on the variety of quartz which it has formed on.

Routine enhancements
Drusy quartz is dyed often for enhancing its overall beauty as well as appearance. Additionally, some of the varieties are even given a coating of titanium. This creates a beautiful iridescent finish. It looks sparkling and a beautiful stone.

Features of Drusy Quartz which attract people towards it

Druzy is basically the sparkling effect on the small crystals which are found on the top of a colourful mineral. It looks amazingly beautiful when it is used for making jewels.

One of the biggest features of Drusy gemstone is that it is not at all expensive like other high profile gemstones. Still, it has a wonderful sparkle and an amazing colour and it may be cut into different shapes very easily without any hassles.

The Drusy Quartz gemstone grows slowly over several uncountable years and is found as the final lawyer of the growth on the agate or some other base which is colourful. It does not refer to Quartz always. Druzy is any mineral which is found in a plate like structure like calcite, garnets, malachite and dolomite.

The most common colours of Drusy which occur naturally are:

•    Yellow
•    White
•    Brown
•    Orange
•    Red

The Drusy beads look the best as centrepieces in pendants. While they may look delicate and sparkling, they are quite durable.

Meaning of Drusy

It’s referred to as the stone of self exploration as well as patience. Its cousins are Rainbow pyrite, Drusy quartz and Azurite

Main features of Drusy Quartz

Drusy cabochons for sale are actually made of a lot of small crystals and have a very soft and velvety appearance. It may be large or medium sized crystals formed. The crystals which are treated with colour are sometimes also coated with a layer of platinum, gold, titanium or sterling-silver. When a layer of titanium if put on Drusy, it adds purple, cobalt and various other colours of the rainbow.

Agates are very easy to be dyed. Thus, different colours of backgrounds for drusy can be formed.

Drusy or Druzy agate tends to be quite fragile. Thus, it is best to avoid them using in rings as well as bracelets as they bear a lot of wear and tear.

The beads of Drusy are a lot like pendants. They are fixed in such a way that they display a magnificent colour within the beads. These beautiful gemstones form after years of formation as well as pressure which are caused by different gases which are trapped in the rocks while they are still being formed. Once the rock solidifies, and more substances are introduced into it, crystallisations are formed in the cavity of the rock.

The variation in colour as well as crystalline happens due to different minerals which are present in the rock formation. If you will look at one of these stones, you would feel as if you are looking at a mini-universe. There is a lot of time as well as effort which is involved in the formation of these beautiful gems.

Size
Drusy Quartz is available in different sizes. You will see very small pieces to very large pieces. The crystals need to cut with care since it’s quite fragile. The crystals are cut usually in the free form in order to enhance their beauty.
In most of the cases, it’s found at the final stages of the growth in an agate-geode. So the pieces need to chopped off the centre of the geodes. Some of the pieces of Drusy such as garnets can be found as inter-locking crystals plates. When they are found on the matrix, they have a backing already.

Carbonate clusters are found often so that the stones have some useful traits like beautiful Drusy Quartz over the blue Chrysocolla which is found in Peru or blocks of pink colour calcite which is found in Congo.

It is a very easy and exciting stone to work on. The flash as well as the colour makes it a good way of creating something eye-catching and beautiful. The edges of the stone are generally bezel so that there is no chipping in the jewellery. These stones may also be used as display items as the agate-substrate may be polished for showing off the layers of minerals.

Features which make it a popular stone

The biggest reason behind the popularity of this cheap stone (which does not look cheap at all) is that it is very easy to work on it. It makes some stunning pieces of jewels which make it look like the costly stones when it is not expensive actually. You may find good quality Drusy stones at a number of rock and mineral shows which would sell them for very low prices.

It all basically depends on the size and the colour of the gems. But, it is possible to realise good value according your budget. Most of the Drusy stones which are used for commercial purpose are brought from Brazil.

Spiritual features of Drusy

There are a number of spiritual features of Drusy too which makes good impact on the person wearing it. That is the reason behind most of the people purchasing it.
Some of these features are:

1. It helps in removing tension as well as stress from your mind and offers calmness and smoothness to it
2. It is also quite helpful in drawing away the negative energy from the body and pulls in positive energy
3. It motivates sensible, creative and clear thoughts in the mind of the person wearing it
4.  The wearer’s positive energies are strengthened because of the metaphysical properties this stone has
5. You can wear it for the purpose of meditation as it helps in attracting positive energies and makes the wearer feel calm and cool from inside
6. The stone is also helpful in controlling the imbalance in the body of the wearer and make him or her feel energetic and fit physically as well as mentally
7. It also helps in self actualisation and self realisation

All the priceless features mentioned above make Drusy a highly desirable stone. All these features are not found in another stone all together. On top of it its cheap cost attracts more and more people towards it.

Drusy! Why Should You Wear It

Here is the answer, a Drusy is a set of tiny crystals of minerals that  shape on the surface of another stone. The Molten rock under the earth’s crust cools down as it is forced towards the surface and solidifies and trapping gasses within it. So, when these rocks come into contact mineral-rich groundwater, then this mineral-rich groundwater gets trapped in these air pockets. The minerals are only  left behind when the water evaporates . After the millions of years,  the build-up of mineral deposits shapes or forms the crystals, which is  known as Drusy.

There are a lot of types of Drusy, and each one has specific features. Foe example, crystal size, color or lustre, depending on the mineral that formed it. In addition, there are a variety of  naturally happening Drusy crystals from all over the globe, some of which you have already have heard of: These crystals include:

Agate Drusy	Brown (Brazil)
Black Garnet	Black (Australia)
Quartz	Clear, White or Golden Citrine, and Purple Amethyst (Brazil, South East Asia)
Onyx Drusy	Black (Brazil)
Uvarovite Garnet	Green (Russia)
Chalcedony Drusy	Blue  (Brazil)
Carnelian Drusy	Orange, Yellow or Red-Brown (Brazil)
Rainbow Pyrite	Rainbow ( Russia)
Chrysacolla	Greenish-Blue (Australia, Chili, Mexico, USA)

Drusy crystal can be combined other metals to make interesting effects. For example,  Silicone Oxide is used for pink and green hues, Gold is used to create golden Drusy and Platinum is used to create pure white or silver Drusy. To buy Druzy online is the best and safest ways today, and there a large number of wholesale Drusy suppliers are available online.

Why Wear Drusy 

Drusy gems  are a great way to add  shimmer to your outfits, particularly summer once, whether you are looking for something sparky for the evening or going for a bohemian look for the day. In addition, the sparkling look of Drusy is like sugar grains and each of the tiny facets catches the light individually, and making an attention-getting and glittering effect. Each Drusy gem has its own  charm  and individuality since these gems often have an irregular shape as well as raw crystal surface. This is the key reason that more and more people have been falling  so in love with  Drusy gems.

Drusy Quartz has a great positive impact on the wearer, and these stones calms as well as soothes a tensed mind and making it stress or tension free. Therefore, wearing Drusy gem is beneficial and has the ability to draw out the negativity inside because of that filling the wearer with positive energies. Apart from this, Drusy Quartz is  also believed to stabilizing the aura, which  helps in clear, creative and pragmatic thinking. Besides, Drusy gems have plenty of  metaphysical aids that help the wearer to raise  the positive energy. Drusy Quartz has a healing property and also aids a lot in meditation. It also works on unbalances in the wearer’s body, and keeping  him or her fit.

The rays that are absorbed by Drusy have a calm effect on the nerves of the human body.  3/4 of our body consists of water. So, the functionality of the tissues present in  the body increases by wearing Drusy. Therefore, the energy levels with the metabolism rate are increased.