The stone is traditional for January and associated in the chakra tradition with the root and heart chakras

oxidizing to hematite and staining the rock in tones ranging from pale ochre to deep brick red

dispersed through the glassy matrix in irregular streaks and patches

Pink at the center

and blues—major deposits in China

Clear Quartz Crackle Point Alignment of Chakras The stone is traditional forA polished crackle quartz point, roughly 1. 8 long. Clear quartz is pure crystalline silica. Crackle quartz is heated and then quickly cooled so a web of internal fractures opens inside the stone; those fractures catch and scatter light, giving the frosted, shattered ice look. The surface is then polished smooth. Quartz is Mohs 7 and durable. Each point is cut and polished by hand. One point per order. Natural stoneinternal fracturing and size vary