Physical Characteristics: This Quartz crystal has been treated with opal, giving it beautiful rainbow colors. We've been told that they place the crystal into a vacuum chamber, heat it up, and then inject vaporized material such as titanium, gold, opal, copper or other materials. The vaporized material molecularly bonds to the Quartz, and therefore cannot be washed or rubbed off.
Metaphysical Properties: This piece has the properties of both Opal and Quartz. Opal can help in the understanding and use of intuition. It is stone of happy dreams and happy changes. Shaman have used this stone to invoke visions. It inspires creativity. It can be very helpful with faithfulness and loyalty issues. Quartz crystals are an energy amplifier, emitter, and channeler. It can be "programmed" by absorbing the user's intentions, and then re-transmitting and focusing those intentions when needed. It makes a great companion stone, assisting the energies of other stones as well as the people working with it. Clear quartz crystals are translucent to transparent, and often contain "fire" (places where the light is diffracted into rainbow patterns). There are also various formations, each with its own significance.
