Canadian Rockies - Clear Quartz (6)

Some of the best treasures come in small packages. Each small vial holds gemstone chips and is topped with a cork. These easy souvenirs move fast in Canadian tourist hot spots. They work well for gold panning and collectors and crafters love them too. Includes information cards that identify each gemstone.

Quartz is a member of the largest family of stones, the silica group, it is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth’s continental crust. Since antiquity, it has been used to make jewellery and carvings.

As a healing stone, it is known as the master stone, once thought to be solidified light. Special characteristics of storing (programming), amplifying and transmitting thoughts and energy. It is said to activate the pineal and pituitary glands. Quartz is excellent for meditation and accessing the higher self and guides.