Complex specimen

This Fenster Diamond Quartz, Lepidolite, Spessartine Garnet, Topaz, in Feldspar/Mica Matrix weighs 15.1g. This complex specimen was sourced in Pakistan for Rocks and Things Store buy our Karachi-based partner: Lawrence Handicrafts.

Multidimensional awareness, Spiritual growth

Fenster quartz is named for its complex interior structure, with many chambers, phantoms and windows within the crystal. From German, ‘Fenster’ means window. These windows are triangular planar formations within the crystal structure. The complex skeletal structure happens because the crystal has formed in unstable conditions, causing stop-start and irregular growth. The myriad interior planes and windows give rise to dancing patterns of light when the crystal is turned in light. Fensters can also feature elestial formations and enhydros. The formation of Fenster Quartz has similarities with the formation of Herkimer Diamond Quartz. Due to this, Fenster crystals are also known as Elestial Lightkeepers.

The complex formation gives Fenster Quartz additional healing properties to the extensive properties of regular Quartz.  A Fenster Quartz is used for deep meditation, inner vision, and accessing higher planes. It can be of assistance when you are dealing with no longer functional behavioural patterns and outmoded emotions. The energy of Fenster Quartz is high in vibration. It can help you bring the pure white light of the universe and channel it into the physical world. This process can provide profound healing Fenster Quartz, if old emotional attachments are getting in the way of your spiritual growth.

Colour: clear to smoky

Location: Brazil, Madagascar, Namibia, Pakistan

Rarity: rare

Crystal system/habit: trigonal

Mineral group/class: quartz

Transparency: transparent to translucent

Lustre: vitreous

Fracture: conchoidal

Hardness: 7

Formula: SiO₂

Chakra: Third Eye, Crown

Emotional: clarity, depth, moving forward

Mental/intellectual: creativity, inspiration, retention, study, vision

Spiritual: interdimensional travel, attunement, clairvoyance, cleansing, focus, manifestation, meditation, past lives, protection, purification, attunement, channeling, clairvoyance, cleansing, manifestation, meditation, multidimensional access, past lives, protection, purification, shamanic insight, White Light

Expansion

Topaz is a silicate mineral of Aluminium and Fluorine. Common Topaz in colourless, though trace element impurities can make it pale blue, golden brown to yellow orange. Topaz in the market may be fake or has been treated with heat, or radiation, to make the stone deep blue, reddish-orange, pale green, pink, or purple. Topaz is the hardest silicate and one of the hardest naturally occurring crystals. It has a low refractive index which means it will not shine as brightly as other cut gemstones.

Topaz has been known and used for over 3000 years. The powers of Topaz have been the subject of lore since Roman times. A longstanding belief has been that Topaz cures insanity. In ancient Rome, it was believed that Topaz provided protection from danger to travellers. During the Middle Ages, it was believed that attaching Topaz to the left arm protected the owner from curses and warded off the evil eye. In Europe during this time, Topaz was held to enhance mental powers. Another long-standing belief is that wearing Topaz can increased body heat, and so provide relieve from colds and fever.

Topaz is a high vibration crystal and can have a direct impact on your life path.

Chakra: Third Eye, Crown

Colour: blue, colourless, dark orange, yellow orange

Emotional: trust

Mental/intellectual: insight, inspiration, presence, truth, wisdom

Physical: ageing, hormone imbalance

Spiritual: alignment, astral travel, attunement, awakening, communication, dreams, enlightenment, expansion, higher self, inner vision, knowledge, lucid dreaming, meditation, psychic abilities, transformation

Astrology: Sagittarius, Scorpio, Neptune

Number: 6

Birthstone: November

Crystal system: prismatic

Location: Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Namibia, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, USA, Zimbabwe

Rarity: rare

Mineral Class: silicates