The stone library
Smoky quartz
Transparent quartz in brown-to-black smoke, darker at the core.
Facts
- Family
- Stone
- Origin
- Brazil · Switzerland · Scotland
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 7
What tradition holds
The keeper's stone: carried when what one had built began to be worth protecting.
Associations recorded here are cultural and historical. They are offered as meaning, not as promises.
Care
Hard and stable; avoid long direct sun.
Smoky quartz
Objects with this stone
Atelier No. 08Limited object
The Long Count
$318.00
Black obsidian & smoky quartz long strand with carved gourd
守 Guard8–12 mm
Atelier No. 10
The Meander
$288.00
Tiger eye, smoky quartz & onyx bracelet with gold-tone meander barrel
势 Command10–14 mm
Atelier No. 13
The Axis
$248.00
Gradient agate & smoky quartz bracelet with engraved silver-tone spacers
守 Guard10–12 mm