Beautiful Elestial Crystal

An Elestial crystal from Brazil. A rare smoky quartz variety with characteristic skeletal growth geometry, whose step-like terraces structure the crystal volume like a small geological landscape.

Elestial crystals are typically smoky quartz with an unusual skeletal growth structure. Instead of uniform crystal faces, they show geometrically complex internal geometries, stepped growth, or stair-like structures.

The shape is formed by very rapid growth under unusual solution conditions. The smoky grey coloration comes from aluminum substitutions combined with background radiation over long periods.

Brazilian deposits in Minas Gerais produce Elestial crystals as a rare deposit variety. The material is considered a separate gemological classification in the collector's market and is traditionally regarded as a stone for grounding and protection.