Super Seven is a trade name for amethyst banded with smoky and clear quartz and small mineral flecks, usually from Brazil. The seven refers to minerals sellers list; that count is marketing. We do not carry it.
Quartz · Amethyst
Super Seven
Super Siete
- Palette
- Purple Gray White Brown
- Mined in
- Brazil
- Hardness
- Mohs 7.0 ?
- See-through
- translucent
- Known since
- Prehistoric
- Named for
- the seven minerals sellers list in it; origin not entirely clear
- Also sold as
- melody stone, sacred seven, super 7
- Intention
- Calm Abundance
- Looking for
- Focus and clarity Rest and meditation Creativity
- Water
- Fine with water and mild soap
- Dye or finish
- Super seven is usually sold natural, with no dye disclosed, though no standard disclosure exists.
Not in our pieces now
7 MINERALS
Super Seven is sold as quartz containing seven materials: amethyst, clear quartz, smoky quartz, cacoxenite, goethite, lepidocrocite and rutile.
BAD GUEST
Cacoxenite's name comes from Greek words for bad guest, because its phosphorus spoils iron smelted from ore containing it.
1825
Cacoxenite was first described in 1825 from the Hrbek Mine in Bohemia.
What it is
Super Seven is a trade name for amethyst and smoky quartz, usually from Espírito Santo, Brazil, banded in purple, white, gray and brown with flecks of rutile, goethite and similar minerals. Sellers say it holds seven minerals; the seven is a marketing claim, and any one stone may show only some of them.
What gives it its color
The purple bands are amethyst, colored by a trace of iron and natural radiation, mixed with clear and smoky quartz; the gold and red flecks are tiny mineral inclusions such as rutile and goethite.
Where it comes from
Super Seven was first found in Espirito Santo, Brazil.
What's said about it
In crystal lore, people keep it as a meditation stone. It is thought of as a stone for sitting quietly with and for finding your own direction.
Some keep a piece on a desk and hold it for a minute when they want a fresh idea. Its older lore is amethyst's, which older writers said kept the mind sharp.
People hold it in the non-dominant hand, wear it as beads, or keep it where they meditate.
How people wear or keep it: In the hands, on a desk, on the wrist, or in a meditation space.
In crystal practice
In the crystal tradition, super seven is paired with the crown chakra, so practitioners rest it there during meditation or lie down with it in place for a few quiet minutes. Day to day, the same tradition suggests keeping it close: in the hands, on a desk, on the wrist. People reach for it when they want focus and clarity, rest and meditation, creativity, and many set an intention when they put it on. Most practitioners cleanse a new stone first (running water only if the stone can take it, otherwise smoke or moonlight) and set it aside now and then to rest.
These are beliefs people have held and still hold about the stone, reported as such. Nothing here is a promise or a medical claim. We sell stones as jewelry, not for these effects.
Associations
The chakra and star sign this stone is usually matched with. These are popular traditions, not facts about the stone.
ChakraCrown
ZodiacAquarius
ElementEarth
Also calledmelody stone, sacred seven, super 7
Care
- Hard enough for daily wear, but it can chip on a hard knock.
- Wipe with a soft cloth and mild soapy water; rinse and dry.
- Keep out of long strong sunlight, which can fade amethyst's purple.
- Store apart from harder stones such as sapphire or topaz so they do not scratch it.
How to tell what you have
- Sold as super seven, a bead may be a natural quartz with amethyst, smoky quartz and iron-mineral inclusions (cacoxenite, goethite, rutile), and it varies lot to lot.
- Look out for dyed quartz or glass with flat, too-bright purple or orange; real material is mostly clear to light purple with scattered inclusions.
What sets the price
Price follows how much of the golden, red and needle-like inclusions show in the amethyst and clear quartz, and whether the strand really is the multi-mineral Brazilian material the name refers to. Much of the value rides on the trade name, so ask what is in the lot.
Questions people ask at our table
What is Super Seven?
It is a trade name for amethyst, mixed with smoky quartz and clear quartz, that carries inclusions of other minerals. The base mineral is quartz.
Does it really contain seven minerals?
Sellers list amethyst, clear quartz, smoky quartz, rutile, goethite, lepidocrocite and cacoxenite. The count is a trade claim, and a single stone may show only some of them.
Where does it come from?
Sellers most often name Espírito Santo, Brazil. Similar banded amethyst is also sold from other parts of Brazil and from Africa.
Will the color fade?
Like other amethyst, long strong sunlight can fade the purple, so keep it out of bright windows.
Do you carry it?
We do not carry Super Seven, but we do carry amethyst and clear quartz.
Not in our pieces right now
Stones we do carry that are close to it are listed under related stones.
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