Guide To Buying Crystals Online: Crystals For Sale
Crystals For Sale: A Guide To Buying Crystals Online
Crystals have been revered, traded, and sold throughout human history. From enigmatic crystal skulls, to Clear Quartz Crystal Balls used for fortune-telling, to crystal jewellery and accessories; crystals have always come in many forms.
In this guide to buying crystals online, we will take you on a journey through the history of crystals for sale, and help you to navigate the wide variety of crystals for sale online so that you can choose the ideal crystal for you.
At Madagascan Direct, we sell a large range of crystals of different types, colours, and shapes. Please feel free to peruse our catalogue of crystals for sale, fossils for sale, and jewellery for sale online: the stones mentioned in this article are only a sample of the wide variety of rocks and minerals available to buy online.
The History Of Crystals For Sale
Crystals have been traded, sold, and used by humans since pre-historic times.
Crystals For Sale In Pre-Historic Times
Carnelian, also known as Cornelian, has been used by humans as an ornamental crystal, semi-precious stone, and gemstone for thousands of years; from pre-history to Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and beyond
For example; Carnelian, Chalcedony, and Agate crystals have been found at pre-historic archaeological sites, where the crystals were transformed into crystal jewellery, beads, and ornamental gemstones.
Lapis Lazuli was mined in Ancient Afghanistan many thousands of years ago, and traded with pre-historic communities such as those of Bhiranna (located in modern day India), where Lapis Lazuli Beads dating back to 7570 BC have been discovered.
Crystals For Sale In Ancient Civilisations
Lapis Lazuli was prized as a gemstone by many ancient civilisations: Lapis Lazuli ornaments were found decorating the tomb of Tutunkhamun, the famous pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
Famous ancient civilisations such as Ancient Sumeria, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome all traded and sold crystals and gemstones, with Carnelian, Malachite, and Lapis Lazuli being some of the most popular gems to trade.
Malachite, like Lapis Lazuli, was a revered semi-precious gemstone in Ancient Egypt: a gemstone fit for royalty, Malachite was even crushed to make eyeshadow for Cleopatra
Crystals were traded by merchants travelling along the Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes connecting Europe and Asia; for example, Carnelian was imported from Asia to Greece via the Silk Road during the time of Ancient Greek civilisation.
Crystals For Sale In Modern Times
New gemstones are being discovered every year, and are often transformed by artisans into unique crystal jewellery and gemstone jewellery: pictured above is a specimen of Gem Lepidolite, a rare high-grade, gem-quality variety of Lepidolite Mica, that has been hand-crafted into a pendant
Over millennia, centuries, and decades, crystals have continued to maintain their popularity; the advent of birthstones increased the popularity of giving crystals and gems as gifts, and jewellers such as Tiffany & Co revolutionised the modern world sales of luxury crystal and gemstone jewellery using rare gemstones.
In modern times, certain gemstones have been designated as birthstones, corresponding to a specific month of the year: Amethyst is the February Birthstone, whilst Citrine is a November Birthstone. Pictured above is an Ametrine Crystal, a rare combination of both Amethyst and Citrine
Crystals have been used for spiritual practises throughout history, and by a wide range of civilisations and cultures, but in recent times, crystal spirituality and crystal healing have seen a massive boom in interest, thereby increasing the popularity of healing crystals for sale, for example in the form of healing crystal wands and crystal palm stones.
Shop Crystals For Sale By Crystal Shape
The shape of a crystal not only influences its aesthetic value, but each crystal shape has its own unique spiritual meaning and crystal healing properties.
Therefore, it's important to choose a crystal shape that's right for you.
Crystal shapes available to buy online at Madagascan Direct include cut and polished crystal shapes such as crystal palm stones, crystal spheres, and polished crystal points, as well as natural crystals and raw crystals, including crystal geodes.
Tactile Crystals For Sale: Crystals To Hold In Your Hand
Flat Purple Moss Agate Pebble: a unique very thinly cut crystal pebble in an oval palm stone shape
Tactile crystals such as crystal palm stones, crystal thumb stones, crystal tumblestones, and other crystals that fit in the hand are great crystals to buy if you're looking for a stone to use for grounding, stress relief, mindfulness, and meditation.
A tactile crystal is a wonderful natural alternative to a stress ball, and is enrapturing with its many sensory aspects.
Whilst engaging in mindfulness exercises or meditation practises, you can use a tactile crystal such as a smooth crystal palm stone to maintain your focus and ground yourself to the present moment.
Types of tactile crystals for sale include:
Crystal Wands For Sale: Crystals For Crystal Healing
Any crystal can be used for crystal healing purposes, but there are some crystal shapes that are easier to use as healing crystals, or have specific uses in crystal healing.
A crystal wand is an important tool in a crystal healer's repertoire, and therefore is a great first choice of a crystal to buy if you're looking to engage in crystal healing.
Crystal wands range in shape and size, meaning you can choose the exact crystal wand shape you desire.
Pointed crystal wands are said to be helpful in channelling the flow of healing energy to a concentrated point; either a point on the body that the healing crystal wand can be directed towards, point-first, to channel healing energy to, or a point away from the body where the crystal healing wand can be directed to draw negative energies away from the body.
Crystal massage wands are smooth, rounded crystal wands that can be massaged over the body for a soft, relaxing crystal healing massage.
You can learn more about how to use a crystal massage wand for crystal healing in our handy guide to using crystal massage wands.
Crystal massage wands are incredibly tactile, and therefore also make a great choice of a crystal to buy if looking for a tactile crystal.
Crystal wand shapes for sale include:
Raw Natural Crystals For Sale: Rough Crystals
Although a polished crystal is gorgeous in all its smooth, sleek glory, sometimes all you want is a raw, natural crystal with its wild, rugged beauty.
Natural Pyrope Garnet Crystals display gorgeous gemmy crystals within raw natural crystal clusters
Natural crystals for sale include:
Crystals With Stands For Sale: Crystals In Display Stands
When displaying a crystal as home decor, it is important to ensure that the crystal is safe and stable on its surface, otherwise your crystal is at risk of falling and becoming damaged.
Some crystal shapes, such as polished crystal spheres and crystal balls, crystal eggs, and round crystal freeform shapes, are unable to balance on a flat surface by themselves and need to be placed securely in a crystal display stand first.
Other crystal shapes, such as crystal slices, can either be laid flat on a surface or displayed upright in a crystal display stand, depending on your preference.
Crystals with stands for sale include:
Free-Standing Crystals For Sale: Display Crystals That Stand Up By Themselves
Labradorite Freeform Shapes are free-standing crystals that display a stable base, meaning they can easily be displayed on a shelf
Unlike crystals with stands, free-standing crystal shapes have a stable base which enables them to balance on a flat surface without the need for a display stand's support.
Free-standing crystals for display make great choices as ornaments for home decor, especially when they are large crystal display pieces.
Large Rose Quartz Crystal Flame Shape, perfect as a Large Crystal Display Piece
Free-standing crystals for sale include:
Pointed Crystals For Sale: Crystals With Points
All pointed crystals display at least one pointed tip, but vary widely in shape and form apart from this.
For example, a traditional polished crystal point displays a free-standing base, one cut and polished sharp pointed tip, and multiple polished faces.
However, whilst some pointed crystals are free-standing crystal points, other pointed crystals cannot stand up by themselves and must be laid flat on a surface or mounted on a crystal display stand to be displayed.
Some pointed crystals display one point, as is the case of single terminated crystal points, whilst other crystal points have more than one point, as is the case of double terminated crystal points, which display two points, one at each end.
Crystal points can vary in the number of polished faces and shape of their crystal base, from eight-sided crystal points to crystal towers and crystal obelisks, which display a square base and four polished sides.
Crystal pyramids display one point, like many crystal points, but display a highly unique pyramid shape with sloping, triangular shaped polished faces and a square base.
Chevron Amethyst Pyramid
Pointed crystals for sale include:
Crystal Jewellery For Sale And Crystals For Jewellery Making
Shop Crystals For Sale By Crystal Colour
The colour of a crystal is integral to choosing the perfect crystal for you. A crystal's colour helps determine its crystal healing properties, as well as the chakras the crystal resonates with. Certain crystal colours are rarer than others, for example blue crystals are highly prized.
Black Crystals For Sale
Black Tourmaline, also known as Schorl, is one of the most popular black crystals, gemstones, and minerals available to buy
A black crystal is a great choice for your crystal collection if you seek a sleek, minimalistic aesthetic. Black crystals and gemstones contrast especially beautifully against white crystals, clear crystals, and silver crystals in a crystal display, but a black crystal is incredibly versatile and complements most other crystal colours.
If you are looking for a crystal healing stone for protection, safety, and grounding, then a black crystal healing stone would be an excellent choice, for black crystals are believed to be powerful protection stones.
Some of the most popular black crystals for sale online at Madagascan Direct include:
- Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
- Black Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
- Black Moonstone
- Black Septarian
Blue Crystals For Sale
Lapis Lazuli is a famous blue gemstone which displays royal blue colours, fitting for a gem that has been prized by the royalty of civilisations and cultures as varied as Ancient Egypt and its pharaohs and Imperial Russia and its tsars
A blue crystal embodies the calm energies of the sea and the sky, representing the flow of life.
Blue crystals vary in hue from pale, light blues and soft baby blue hues, such as those found in Blue Calcite, to bright aqua blue, turquoise, and blue-green hues, such as those found in Amazonite and Chrysocolla, to dark blue, royal blue, and ultramarine hues, such as those famously found in Lapis Lazuli and Sodalite.
Flashy crystals and gemstones often display blue shimmer and flash, for example Blue Labradorite displays rich, vibrant blue flash, and Rainbow Moonstone (or White Labradorite) can also display powerful blue flash.
Other moonstones display a softer, more subtle blue shimmer and flash.
Other blue crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
Clear Crystals For Sale
Clear Quartz, also known as Rock Crystal, is famed for its transparency. Clear Quartz Crystal Balls have been used for scrying and fortune telling throughout history, including famously by the magician John Dee
A clear crystal is a transparent crystal, the most famous type of clear crystal being Clear Quartz (otherwise known as Rock Crystal), although Optical Calcite (otherwise known as Iceland Spar) is another crystal revered for its clarity.
Optical Calcite, also known as Iceland Spar, is said to be so clear that it was used by the Vikings to steer their ships
Gold And Yellow Crystals For Sale
A gold crystal or a yellow crystal embodies the joyful energies of the Sun.
Gold crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
- Pyrite (also known as Fool's Gold or Healer's Gold)
- Tiger's Eye (also known as Tiger Eye Stone)
- Optical Honey Calcite (also known as Golden Calcite or Amber Calcite)
Gold flashy gemstones and crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
- Gold Sheen Obsidian
- Gold Flash Labradorite
- Sunstone
- Sunstone Moonstone (similar to Belomorite)
Yellow crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
- Citrine Quartz
- Ametrine Quartz (Golden Citrine with Purple Amethyst)
- Yellow Quartz (also known as Golden Healer Quartz)
- Yellow Fluorite (also known as Golden Fluorite)
- Yellow Septarian (which contains Yellow Calcite)
Green Crystals For Sale
Malachite is named for the green leaves of the mallow plant, owing to its verdant green colour
A green crystal is richly symbolic of life, the Earth, and the natural world.
Green crystals and gemstones are used as growth crystals, abundance stones, and stones of prosperity.
If you are looking to attract good luck and good fortune, or gain wealth and abundance, then a green crystal or green gemstone is the crystal for you.
Green crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
- Malachite
- Moss Agate (or Tree Agate)
- Green Moonstone
- Green Fluorite
- Green Opal
- Kambaba Jasper
- Fruit Jasper
Neutral Coloured Crystals For Sale: Earth Tone Crystals, Neutral Crystals, Tan Crystals, Beige Crystals, And Brown Crystals
Many types of Quartz crystals, especially Quartz crystals with inclusions, display gorgeous neutral hues.
The hues of neutral coloured Quartz crystals can vary widely from pale smoky browns (as seen in Smoky Quartz), to rich golden browns (as seen in multiple Quartz varieties), to coppery reddish-browns (as seen in certain Rutilated Quartz crystals), and more.
Neutral coloured Quartz crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
- Smoky Quartz (also known as Smokey Quartz or Brown Quartz)
- Dendritic Quartz
- Rutilated Quartz (also known as Rutile Quartz and Angel Hair Quartz, amongst other names)
Many Agate crystals and stones display neutral hues.
Neutral coloured Agate crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
- Cherry Blossom Agate (also known as Flower Agate)
Many Jasper crystals and stones display neutral hues.
Neutral coloured Jasper crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
- Fossil Wood (also known as Fossilised Wood or Petrified Wood)
Orange Crystals For Sale
Carnelian, also known as Cornelian, is perhaps the most famous orange crystal in the word, and is a red-orange coloured Chalcedony variety
An orange crystal is symbolic of fire energy, and is a highly motivating crystal, so if you are looking for an energy boost or increase in motivation, then an orange crystal such as Carnelian is a great crystal for you to buy.
Orange crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
Pink Crystals For Sale
Rose Quartz, also known as Pink Quartz, is the quintessential Love Stone, and a powerful Heart Chakra Crystal
A pink crystal exudes nurturing feminine energy and the loving warmth of the Heart Chakra.
If you are looking for a crystal to boost your love life, or for a crystal to help with self-compassion, then a pink crystal is a good choice to buy.
Pink crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
- Rose Quartz (also known as Pink Quartz)
- Rhodonite
- Raspberry Fluorite (also known as Pink Fluorite)
Purple Crystals For Sale
Amethyst, also known as Purple Quartz, is one of the most beloved crystals of all time
A purple crystal embodies the majesty of royalty, wisdom, and magic.
Purple crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
- Amethyst
- Ametrine
- Indigo Gabbro
- Lepidolite
- Gem Lepidolite
- Purple Labradorite
- Purple Moss Agate
- Purple Fluorite
Rainbow Crystals For Sale
Rainbow Fluorite Crystal Slice displaying a spectrum of purple, blue, green, and yellow colours
A rainbow crystal or multicoloured crystal displays a whole spectrum of colour.
Rainbow crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
- Rainbow Fluorite
- Pastel Rainbow Fluorite (or Candy Fluorite)
- Fancy Jasper (also known as Rainbow Jasper or Multicoloured Jasper)
- Dali Rainbow Jasper (also known as Pork Stone or Tricolour Calcite)
Red Crystals For Sale
A Ruby Crystal is one of the most popular red gemstones and red semiprecious stones, alongside Garnet
A red crystal symbolises passion, romance, and power.
Red crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
- Garnet
- Ruby
- Hematoid Quartz (also known as Fire Quartz)
Silver And Grey Crystals For Sale
A silver or grey crystal contrasts beautifully against a gold crystal in colour, and adds a sophisticated touch to home decor.
Silver crystals, gemstones, and minerals range from the metallic silver hues of Hematite, to the blue-grey hues of Grey Agate, Grey Jasper, and Grey Chalcedony minerals, and to the magnificent silvery shimmer and flash of Moonstones, which gleam like moonlight due to their adularescence.
Silver crystals and grey crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
White Crystals For Sale
A white crystal is emblematic of ideas of purity, cleanliness, and innocence.
White crystals for sale at Madagascan Direct include:
- Rainbow Moonstone (also known as White Labradorite)
- White Apophyllite
- White Quartz
Shop Crystals For Sale By Chakra
- Root Chakra Crystals
- Sacral Chakra Crystals
- Solar Plexus Chakra Crystals
- Heart Chakra Crystals
- Throat Chakra Crystals
- Third Eye Chakra Crystals
- Crown Chakra Crystals
