Quartz Crystals: A Guide to Identifying Quartz Crystals and Their Healing Properties, Including the Many Types of Clear Quartz Crystals

I was hoping for something more complete and authoritative. I purchased this book because of the many variations in both quartz minerals, their crystal manifestations, and how they relate to their metaphysical properties. Though Ms. Silveira covers many of these variations, some I was hoping to learn about were not there. Her book is exactly what she says it is, but we don't get to see that until we purchase it. She states: "This book focuses on a small grouping within this great family: white quartz (also known as clear quartz), citrine, amethyst, smokey, tangerine and rosy quartz." In the preface she states: "My purpose was to allow you, the reader, to accurately and quickly identify different forms of quartz and uncover the energetic qualities of each piece." Again, this is an accurate statement and her book addresses this purpose by using bullet points for virtually everything from the identification to the uses of each configuration. Now bullet points are quick, but not necessarily complete. I personally thought that a narrative description or explanation on many points could have told us more and been a better way to share her experience with these minerals. This book is a relatively complete introduction to quartz crystals and can be recommended as such, I just wanted it to be more than that. I have no experience with any other book that deals exclusively with Quartz that I could recommend.

I bought for a reference book and often go back to it. The author made it informative and very interesting, especially if you are new to quartz. I appreciate having it among my books on crystals. Thanks.

This book has been an amazing reference for identifying the metaphysical properties of clear quartz crystals. I would recommend this book to anyone.

I love how detailed this is. I haven't read it cover to cover, but it's an excellent resource for researching specific quartz crystals as they come into my life.

Great information! I like the book because you could actually use the descriptions to identify the crystals! It. is very well written

Small but very powerful crystal information usefully presented by someone who feels like this is important knowledge to pass on to a new generation thank you!

Had been looking for information on quartz crystal,found everything I was looking for in this book

I thought I left a review, but if I didn't I'm sorry. The book is great, Thank you so much, and so was the service.

The photos are faded. So you need lots of time to recognise the gems. But the book is enlightening.

Great Book.. Simple, clear and with just the right amount of information

Um livro que aborda as principais formações de cristais de quartzo e sua relação para usos terapêuticos dos mesmos.Um livro simples e completo.Muito bom.

Very well explained, very good book.

Helps my students to clearly identify and understand the different formations of the Quartz family. Well organized and laid out. Aist have for anyone interested in working with crystals.