Stone Lore- Cherry Quartz

Stone Lore-
Cherry Quartz is a stone of relationship and focus. It enhances one’s intention and clarity between people, ones self and the divine. Cherry Quartz is a stone of clarity.
This crystal brings new hope, acts as an anti-depressant, relief from anxiety, sexual problems related to tension, & helps develop vision for the bigger picture. Cherry quartz is an energy stone and a powerful healing stone. The healing properties are used to aid respiratory difficulties,regeneration of cells, and flow of energy throughout the body. It is an excellent balancing stone for a sad or weak heart. This stone is clear to cherry red in color.
Despite its name, cherry quartz is not a natural stone or even quartz. A form of glass with translucent or opaque inclusions within a transparent colorless matrix, it has to be cast into large blocks, which are then physically carved into smaller shapes. There are only two genuine "fruit" quartz: strawberry quartz, which is accentuated by small seed-like inclusions of lepidocrocite and hematite, and pineapple quartz, which is a form of citrine with an unusual growth pattern of crystals around its sides similar to pineapple fruit.