Faden Quartz

Faden Quartz (shop SKU FDNQ189) is offered as a crystal online and at the bookshop on West 14th Street.

Faden quartz is quartz with a white, thread-like zone (the 'faden') running through the crystal, a mark of how it grew after the host rock was pulled apart. Pakistan is a well-known source. In crystal traditions, faden quartz is associated with connection and with mending. Those ideas belong to folklore and personal practice, not to any medical claim.

Natural stones vary in color, clarity, and shape, so the piece you receive will have its own character even when the weight, grade, or size is listed.

• SKU: FDNQ189

You can see this one in person at Namaste Bookshop, 2 West 14th Street near Union Square in New York City, or order it online.