Description
INNER LIGHT CRYSTALS (Tm)
This is one of the rarest crystals in the world.
It came from a unique geological event that happened millions of years ago in the Rocky Mountains.
In all of history, only one large deposit of faceted fluorescent quartz has ever been found.
These special crystals have very thin layers of glowing inclusions just under the angled surfaces of the crystals.
We continue to investigate what metals cause this effect.
I have been fortunate enough to see about half of the crystals that came out of this location.
Almost all of these pieces are plates of white feldspar with tiny (1/8″ to 1/2″) crystals growing out of the matrix.
While hundreds of these small clusters were mined, only 4 pieces were single crystals.
Three of these were small broken smoky crystals that did not fluoresce at all.
This one was the largest point, and shows amazing illuminated patterns on several facets.
In my photographic endeavors, I try to capture how the crystals look under different lighting conditions.
Please look at the many views I have recorded from these crystals.
Perhaps a comparable piece or two went to other customers, but I have yet to hear of one.
Will this special Inner Light stone help you light up your aura, your life, and the world?
Please inquire about pricing, although this is a five-figure treasure.
Length- 5.5 inches
Please take a few minutes to review my research on these amazing, new and rare crystals.
BACKSTORY OF THE GLOWING GEMS
Early in 2001, I received an interesting phone call from my friend Joseph, a mineral dealer. He said a fellow had dropped by to show him a batch of crystals for sale.
Joseph didn’t know what to make of it, as the crystals were small, gray, and supposed to be fluorescent.
Fluorescence in quartz was unheard of…..
When the miner, Stuart, showed up with his crystals and black light
(shortwave ultra-violet C light source), I was knocked out by the strange formations and unearthly colors!
Under ultra-violet light, almost all the pieces were slabs of glowing pink feldspar (known as microcline) with bright green glowing quartz growing on them in rows.
Under sunlight, the microcline is practically pure white.
On one side of the slabs were gray crystals that fluoresced green.
On the other side were dark green chlorite “phantom” crystals that did not fluoresce.
The chlorite and the fluorescent crystals never occurred on the same side.
The strangest thing was that all the crystals lined up in rows, like little crystal cities.
In between the rows were spaces that looked like streets.
These tiny neighborhoods expressed the feeling of cityscapes and skyscrapers in miniature.
The flat gaps looked like streets, boulevards and parks.
Upon closer examination, the quartz crystals showed inclusions in “phantom” patterns of fluorescence.
Typically, some crystal tips would have layers of glowing green under one or more facets.
The green, under shortwave light, has swirling patterns and feathery edges.
When I sent a crystal off for micro-probe spectrographic analysis, they found the inclusionary
mineral layers were so thin, and so interspersed with quartz, that they couldn’t determine what was in their chemistry.
We are still analyzing the trace metals and minerals.
The formation of the crystals in the pocket was unusual.
The crystal cave was shaped like a long vertical tube, with a smooth domed top.
Instead of coating the walls, the microcline plates were stacked up side by side, like books on a shelf.
The miners could shine lights between the plates, and see deep into the pocket through clear air gaps.
It’s a mystery how one side of the plate contained chlorite, and the other side has green fluorescence.
The two inclusions never mixed on the same side of the same crystal.
I suspect an ancient chemical/pressure/heat explosion must have melted some nearby rare-earth ores and rocks, then splashed them on the crystals.
I believe these stones have a very complicated chemistry and geological history.
There are many traces of exotic elements in them.
The chlorite, by itself contains:
magnesium
aluminum
iron
nickel
manganese
silicon
zinc
lithium
and calcium.
In addition, the glowing green color probably comes from chalcedony layers.
These crystals were mined above the 13,000 foot altitude in the Rocky Mountains.
They are from a famous gem digging location called Mt. Antero.
This mountain, in the Sawatch Range of Colorado, is best known for its gem aquamarine crystals.
Dozens of other kinds of crystals are found there too, including fluorites, topaz, smoky quartz and phenakite.
The Mt. Antero aquamarines are so spectacular, that Colorado announced them as the state gemstone.
It was the aquamarines that first drew the miners to this area.
As they explored the mountain, one miner found a hole in the hillside that led to the fluorescent quartz pocket, now known as the Subway Mine.
This has to be the most dangerous mining locale ever found.
The hazards are numerous.
Because of the altitude, the area is iced over for 9 months of the year, and inaccessible.
In fact, during the mining season of late June, July and August, the miners had to excavate through ice layers to get to the quartz.
Each year the Subway cave would fill up with water and ice over.
The other hazards include:
oxygen deprivation from the altitude
sudden storms
lightning
flash floods
slippery precipitous roads
awkward boulders and landslides
hypothermia, frozen flesh
dehydration
rock falls in the cave.
To reach the Subway pocket, you have to drive for an hour up the mountain.
Then switch to an all-terrain vehicle for 90 minutes, followed by a 2-hour hike over boulders and loose gravel.
A misstep can send the unwary down hundreds of feet of mountainside.
All the freshly mined crystals were wrapped in newspaper, then hauled out in back packs.
The largest pieces were strapped to poles, and hefted out by two men at a time.
The miners made scores of trips to the mines, with varying degrees of success.
Here are some of my photos showing the crystals in sunlight, or shortwave UV-C black light, or a combination of the two light sources.
I specifically enjoy photographing the ones that are most city-like.
These alien landscapes look like they came from another planet, yet their architecture feels so familiar!
There is nothing else on earth like them.
Never has been, and possibly never will be again.
I bought a batch of these unique crystals in 2005, shortly after they were mined and identified as rarest fluorescent quartz.
There are several pieces available from 1 inch to 100 pounds.
Please inquire for photos, sizes and prices.
Small pieces start at $6 per ounce.
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California customers add 9% sales tax.
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