Omapeleki Brandberg Smoky Quartz Master Self-Healed Isis DT Enhydro

Ethically hand-mined Brandberg Quartz

34mm ~ 1 3/8" ~ 6 grams

This is not the easiest Master Self-Healed to identify if you are unfamiliar with the formation, which is almost everyone, because these are rare. Both of the lower tips are the result of self-healing.

The fracture line (marked in the second image) has a cloud band, layering, and localised curvature, all of which indicate the Master Self-Healed formation. I marked the stationary bubble with an arrow as it's easy to miss.

Omapeleki Brandbergs are rare because they are only found in a very remote region of the Brandberg range. To access this area, the miner has to walk at least two days to and from the dig, carrying food, water, and, on the return, crystals. That is the closest any vehicle can get. They are the brightest of all Brandbergs and uniquely energetic.

This crystal also has a very unusual geometry. The main (front) face has five sides, and on either side is the 5-sided Isis formation. The rear is a tiny triangle, also with a 5-sided face on either side.

“Another type of self-healed crystal is one which has been broken (exhibiting the break in the horizontal plane, or close to the horizontal strata), with the break being healed and the crystal structure being again complete. This crystal is the master crystal in the art of self-healing." Melody, Love is in the Earth.

Kacha Stones is the original ethically mined crystal shop, trading since 1996. Ethical sourcing is important not only for the environment and mining communities, but also for keeping the crystal's energy intact. Blasting a hole in the earth and collecting the remains does not produce the best crystals.

Nearly all crystal shops now claim their crystals are 'ethically mined', but you only know where and how it was mined if you buy from the miners. For 30 years, we have worked directly with miners from the icy slopes of the Himalayas to the arid deserts of Namibia.