Only you can make the decision about where you source your crystals from. The basic fact is that crystals are taken from Mother Earth and some of the mining practices can be extremely harsh to the environment. The colour of any crystal is determined by the different elements that create impurities within its structure.ĭid you get all that? There will be a test. It is within sedimentary rock that we find the less hard crystals. Millions of years later after deposits have built up, the weight and the water above them compresses to form sedimentary rock. Rock particles are washed away, settling in riverbanks or the sea. As soon as the Earth moves enough to allow water and ice in, the rocks start to erode. The metamorphic rocks and crystals are surrounded by pressure and heat. The rocks and minerals are changed into new compositions by this continuous movement, this is called metamorphic. This is how a lot of the harder precious gemstones such as rubies and diamonds are formed.Īs the crust of Earth moves and changes the conditions alter and you get different waves of crystallisation. What crystal forms will depend on which elements are present and the conditions of the environment at that time and place. As they pass through the less active and much cooler layers of the earth the elements fall out of solution and start to crystallise in any crevice they can find. All of this gets other elements and compounds thrown at it such as sodium, iron, water and oxygen.

Hot liquids and gases from below the earth force their way up towards the surface bringing with them molten rock which is called magma. Stresses can fracture the layers, and this is where crystals can form. What we see as the end product has actually taken millions of years to create.Įarth is made from layers which are continuously moving, not so we would notice though, well not all the time. From the sand between our toes on the beach to huge marble statues and concrete buildings and of course all the semi-precious and precious stones in between.Īll of these come from the earth, they are collected from rivers and sea shores and mined from hills, caves and mountains.

‘Crystals’ is a blanket title that covers all sorts of stones, minerals and metals and they can be found all around us.

CRYSTAL MAGIC Where do crystals come from?

Kitchen Witchcraft by Rachel Patterson