Crystals are found all over the world, above and below the surface of the earth. Sometimes, smaller ones are washed out of caves by mountain streams, but most are to be found where they have been growing for millions of years, deep in the bowels if the earth. In these large natural caverns, the minerals condensed, gradually forming crystals. On a much smaller scale, crystals can be found inside hollow rocks (called ‘druses’) or even in stones (called ‘geodes’)
A single large quartz crystal
How Are Crystals Formed
The right combinations of chemicals and conditions are needed. Quartz, for example, is made of silica and oxygen. Additionally, a temperature of more than 300 degrees C. is required, plus sufficient pressure - about 20,000 lbs per square inch – in the earth’s crust. This combination of circumstances allows the liquid crystal to form. As it cools the liquid solidifies and the regular crystalline structure – an essential feature of crystals – is formed.
These stone can vary in size from microscopic but perfectly formed crystals to giants, such as the one three feet high and three feet wide, which is now in a French museum. Even more impressive is the massive single crystal discovered in India It is six feet tall and measures three feet across.
Earth Keepers
More giant crystals have been discovered in America, in caves 60 feet underground. These large crystals are called Earth Keepers. They are said to contain not only the complete history of the earth, but also the wisdom of outer space and the entire universe. Here we fond the source of the belief that crystals are more than lifeless pieces of inert material. And from this conviction springs the whole world of crystal power, going back to the beginning of time and forward to today’s latest technological advances.
The right combinations of chemicals and conditions are needed. Quartz, for example, is made of silica and oxygen. Additionally, a temperature of more than 300 degrees C. is required, plus sufficient pressure - about 20,000 lbs per square inch – in the earth’s crust. This combination of circumstances allows the liquid crystal to form. As it cools the liquid solidifies and the regular crystalline structure – an essential feature of crystals – is formed.
These stone can vary in size from microscopic but perfectly formed crystals to giants, such as the one three feet high and three feet wide, which is now in a French museum. Even more impressive is the massive single crystal discovered in India It is six feet tall and measures three feet across.
Earth Keepers
More giant crystals have been discovered in America, in caves 60 feet underground. These large crystals are called Earth Keepers. They are said to contain not only the complete history of the earth, but also the wisdom of outer space and the entire universe. Here we fond the source of the belief that crystals are more than lifeless pieces of inert material. And from this conviction springs the whole world of crystal power, going back to the beginning of time and forward to today’s latest technological advances.
The right conditions, and chemical combinations are needed to form crystals.
They are said to contain not only the complete history of the earth,
but also the wisdom of outer space and the entire universe.
