Smokey Quartz Necklaces

Smokey quartz is a brown variety of the quartz gemstone. It is known for its ability to help people recover from physical or mental illnesses and aids in providing balance and harmony to its wearer. Besides being a superb stone for healing benefits, it creates a sophisticated and elegant necklace.

A subtle and alluring stone, smoky quartz is among the most beautiful of all the gemstones. Smoky quartz jewelry is often very distinguishable by its color. Smoky quartz is a brownish-gray variety of quartz, a mineral found in many different rock types that has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale. Also known as “cairngorm” because of being found in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland, smoky quartz is a fairly popular variety of the quartz family.

  Smokey quartz jewelry has a stunning and unique look to it. However, smoky quartz by itself is a fairly common stone that is used in a variety of ways. For example, smoky quartz can be found in the construction of ornamental structures, such as pyramids, eggs, obelisks, statues and spheres. Natural smoky quartz is typically found in granite rocks that possess a small amount of radioactivity. This gives the stone a “smoky” look and is what makes smoky quartz jewelry so captivating. Most of the smoky quartz gemstones in circulation come from three distinct regions of the planet: Colorado, Brazil and the Swiss Alps.

  Wearing smoky quartz jewelry can benefit your body and mind. It is said that smoky quartz has the ability to dissipate anger and center and ground one’s energy to the here-now and the present moment. If you suffer from nervous anxiety or nightmares, wearing smoky quartz jewelry may be of great benefit. Smoky quartz gemstones are also said to form a protective barrier of invisible energy around those who wear it. Women with menstrual problems, and anybody with back problems, may benefit from wearing smoky quartz jewelry.

  Smoky quartz is the astrological stone for Capricorn and Sagittarius. It has been used for the creation of religious objects and ornaments for thousands of years. Today, smoky quartz jewelry is growing in popularity. The right smoky quartz necklace and matching smoky quartz earrings can look absolutely dashing on any woman. Smoky quartz jewelry also matches well with most colors and adds an air of sophistication and elegance to those who wear it.