This is an exceptional Cheredzi / Shangaan smokey amethyst quartz  cluster with many interesting growth features. It has a fascinating sceptre growth with a double termination and extra terminations, which displays elestial growth. The sceptre point has a bold channeller receiver face and a large internal phantom. There are more phantoms in other points and further elestial growth. As a whole there is some really interesting colour zoning with a mix and layers of rich purple amethyst and dark greyish smokey. There is shimmering iridescence within and several inclusions and rainbow flashes.
 
49gm
5 x 5.5 x 3cm
 
Chiredzi / shangaan smokey amethyst is surface mined by the indigenous Shangaan people of southeast Zimbabwe. The quartz is a fairly recent find and is unique to this area. It is gathered with simple hand tools. 
 
Chiredzi / Shangaan quartz has unusual elestial / skeletal growth features and can often be found as sceptres, which display a second growth over the top of the initial growth. Many of them are double terminated and several contain hematite and lepidocrosite inclusions, as dots and threads. There are often holes or indents penetrating the quartz and some display a fenster type growth with several layerings. Phantoms and colour zoning are common features. 
 
Metaphysical qualities
These beautiful and usual quartz have many healing qualities. The amethyst is cleansing and purifying deep within the core of the human energy field, and balancing and calming on a multi-dimensional level. The amethyst aids insight, clarity, intuition and wisdom. It helps one connect to the higher / inner self, allowing greater self awareness.
 
The smokey element asssists with grounding the energies in to Mother Earth, which is stabilising and anchoring. The smokey presence helps to align the spiritual with the physical balancing the energy system and aiding self empowment, confidence and self worth. It will protect the energy system and dispel unwanted energies that disempower. 
 
The elestial / skeletal growth features aid spiritual awakening and intuition, enabling one to gain greater clarity of true Self. It also enhances the senses and enables greater awareness of 'knowing'. It acts as a link to the universal light source and aids alignment with 'Oneness'.