CRYSTAL & mineral SPHERES
This page contains some pictures and descriptions of beautiful polished crystal spheres and shows some examples of what we have in stock and can source. Many crystals and minerals can be cut and polished into beautiful spheres, and the quartz family all polish really well. Size and grade of material (and its rarity) tends to determine the price - bear in mind that the carver has to begin with a much larger piece of material in order to create a sphere. Off-cuts, if large enough, can be formed into other smaller shapes or turned into tumbled stones. If your space, garden and wallet are large enough it is possible to obtain spheres so large you cannot get your arms round them!
OCEAN JASPER:
This mineral comes from Madagascar, where it gained the name because it had to
be mined from the shoreline at low tide. This material (especially the green
and white shades) is becoming more scarce, as resources become mined out. It
has a lovely soft energy, very Earth energy based, but also very watery and
floaty. A 07012 has small amounts of beautiful white quartz druse; A 07013 has
some amazingly deep green drusy cavities; 07016 has a fabulous
"polar ice cap" of quartz!
A 07012: weighs 3.9kg and is 6" in diameter - £200
A 07013 weighs 3.5kg and is 5.5" in diameter - £200
07016 weighs 1.2kg and is 3.5" in diameter - £90
PETRIFIED (FOSSILISED) WOOD:
Petrified wood is another Madagascan speciality. As well as some lovely slices
and freeform pebbles that are full of colour (follow the links), I have some
lovely spheres, all with very different colour combinations and markings. Pink
and violet colours are especially prized by collectors. As you might expect
these are very old and carry a great deal of Ancient Earth energy and
knowledge, especially connected with the realm of gnomes, dryads and woodland
devic beings.
A 07017: Brown, red and violet shades weighing 3.2kg, diameter 5.25" - £200
A 07018: Brown, orange and tan shades with druse weighing 4kg, diameter 5.75" - £200
07019: Brown tan and red shades with wood fibres weighing 1kg, diameter 3.5" - £90
A 07021: Orange, tan and purple shades with druse weighing .9kg, diameter 3.25" - £80
07022: Purple, red and cream shades weighing .7kg, diameter 3" - £70
Awaiting picture:
822: A prize specimen from our supplier's private collection! - £220
CARNELIAN:
Once again Madagascar is the source of some beautiful deep carnelian
material. This is a mineral that is basically a quartz chalcedony that has a
very high iron content. Djwhal Kuhl said about carnelian in the 1980s that in
his view it is one of the most rapidly advancing minerals on the planet - a
quartz that thinks it is as good as a diamond! The energy is deep and
resonant, empowering and energising. I have a few spheres as well as a range
of freeform pebbles and boulders for sale (follow other links).
07023: weighs 1.3kg with a 4" diameter, with cream markings - £110
COPPER JASPER:
This is an unusual mineral, containing a mix of copper bearing jaspers,
quartz and feldspar. A one-off item.
07026: Copper Jasper weighs 1.25kg and measures 3.5" in diameter - £60
ROSE QUARTZ:
I can never resist buying more rose quartz spheres, mostly because Madagascar
has such a wonderful range of colours and transparency in this material.
Asterated rose quartz (rose quartz that is finely rutilated) is quite common
in Madagascar, and you can see the asterism best with the Sun or another
direct light source reflecting on them. Everybody needs some rose quartz in
their home!
A 07029: Rose quartz weighs .77kg, size 3" diameter - £65
A 07030: Asterated rose quartz, weighs .77kg, size 3" diameter - £75
A 07031: Asterated rose quartz, size 2.75" diameter - £70
Awaiting pictures:
808 £40
h001 £25
h002 £35
h004 £15
h005 £15
LABRADORITE:
I always have labradorite for sale - freeforms, domes (follow links) and
spheres. Both Madagascar and Brazil have good quality material. I find it
welcomes being handles, and in fact the more you run your hands over it, the
more the colour comes out. A stone of mystery and great depths - magical in
many respects.
ILP001: weighs .62kg, size 3" diameter. Greys and blacks with gold colour
play - £60
A ILP003: weighs .62kg, size 3" diameter. Greys and blacks with blue colour play - £60
507: weighs .41kg, size 2.5" diameter. Deep greys with blue colour play - £45
GRAPHIC FELDSPAR:
This is a relatively new find, being a sandy coloured jasper / feldspar, with
veins of deep brown smoky quartz running through it. I have this material in a
range of Freeform shapes (follow link) as well as spheres. To me it looks like
the big cat family - leopards, cheetahs and tigers, with their spots and
stripes. It has that sort of feel too - mysterious, camouflaged, moving in
stealth towards ones aims. The larger spheres are particularly nice to hold,
whilst the freeforms are very eye-catching.
Awaiting pictures:
805a: £45
805b: £25
QUARTZ:
Madagascar has a wide range of quartz - clear quartz, often with lots of
veiling; smoky quartz in the full range of depths of colour, from the palest
grey to the deepest brown; and many types of included quartz.
ILP002: very clear quartz and filled with very fine silver rutile. Weighs .6kg, size 3.5" diameter - £120
ILP005: clear quartz with lovely veiling. Weighs .53kg, size 3" diameter - some slight damage where it has been inadvertently dropped, hence only £60
A ILP006: very clear quartz with veiling. Weighs .40kg, size 2.75" diameter -£80
Awaiting pictures:
806a: Densely included clear quartz sphere with rutile and black tourmaline - £45