Chalcedony Raw Pieces

Raw pieces of chalcedony — sometimes sold as 'Shamanic Chalcedony' from Mexico — translucent grey-blue to white cryptocrystalline quartz.

Details

• Form: Raw
• Origin: Mexico
• Mineral: Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz)

About the stone

Chalcedony is the broad term for cryptocrystalline quartz — quartz where the crystals are too small to be seen individually with the naked eye, giving the stone a smooth, waxy appearance. Many varieties of chalcedony have their own trade names: agate, carnelian, jasper, onyx, and others are all chalcedonies. 'Shamanic Chalcedony' is a Mexican variety, soft grey-blue.

In crystal tradition

In crystal tradition, chalcedony broadly is long-valued as a calming, balancing stone. The soft grey-blue Mexican variety is sometimes used in crystal practice for meditation or quiet contemplation work.

Each piece is one of a kind. Natural variations in colour, shape, size, and pattern are part of what makes the stone what it is — the photograph shows a representative example, your piece will look slightly different.