Hello, Im new on this forum and I am finding sites to help me about my crystals. I would like to know if my "quartz" crystals are polished or not. I'd love any information about how it looks like and such 🙂 also if it's fake or not or if fake crystals even exist. Thank you!
They look natural to me. Try googling quartz for lots of info.
Polished stones are usually more round shapes and have lost the natural crystal shape. That's the first obvious sign.
Your quartz looks natural shaped, so certainly hasn't been machine polished.
Difficult to tell if a crystal is fake or not from a photograph. It requires an expert in lapidary to look at the stone closely for signs that indicate the crystal is real (depends on the crystal what is expected). Some crystals can be faked and look real though, e.g. some places purport to sell "white moldavite" yet moldovite is, in reality, green. The white modolvite is often calcite that has been acid etched to give it the same texture of moldovite, so whilst it's really a calcite crystal (and sometimes also sold as "elestial calcite") it's often not it's natural crystal form.
I would say unpolished or at best badly polished lol!
But why are you concerned? What do they feel like on the surface, feel them with your eyes closed.
Unpolished may sometimes have more energy, that is what I read, but I have found polished strong the same. Polished are better when you put it skin to skin on a costumer.
I think totaly raw like geode is the best to put in the flat on a special places.
The last time I was in a crystal shop there was a giant geode amyetyst( gosh if i would have the money i would buy it). I standed in front of it and put my hand on it...god how much energy. My hand was burning but I also felt it is time to clean it and told the seller. She was looking at me like: What? lol
They look 100% natural to me! Beautiful!
You could try asking the crystals.
The edges look worn somewhat. They look as if they were found on a beach. But I would not worry about it if you intend to use them. They may even be of an advantage in terms of tactility.
I don't think they look polished and even if they are they can still work their crystal magic. Yes fake crystals exist, they are just glass. Try meditating , holding the crystal in the palm of your hand and see how the crystal feels.
I hope this helps
Marion