This fire quartz obelisk is a tall, polished point of clear quartz filled with swirling red and orange inclusions that look like flames frozen in crystal. Light passes through the clear areas and makes the warm colors glow. It stands proudly on a flat base with a crisp faceted tip, and it feels weighty and substantial in the hand. It is a bold statement piece for a shelf, desk or altar.
Product Highlights
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Material: Fire quartz, also called hematoid quartz: clear quartz with red hematite inclusions
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Size options: 120-130mm or 150-160mm tall
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Form: Polished obelisk tower with a faceted point, from our crystal towers collection
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Color: Clear and white quartz with red, orange and rust swirls
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What you receive: One fire quartz tower in the size you choose
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Selection: Random Pick: each tower is chosen from current stock in your size
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Natural variation: The amount and pattern of red inclusions are unique to every tower
Chakra Connection
In crystal tradition, fire quartz is linked to the Root Chakra and the Sacral Chakra, combining the grounding of hematite with the amplifying energy of quartz. Many people use it for motivation, courage and a sense of steady strength when life feels scattered. The obelisk shape has stood for focus, stability and reaching upward since ancient times, and a point is often used to direct intention outward. Explore more stones like it in our Energy and Vitality and Grounding and Stability collections.
How to Use
- Stand it on your desk as a bold focal point for motivation and drive.
- Place it at the center of a crystal grid with the point facing up to anchor your intention.
- Pair it with carnelian or smoky quartz for a warm, grounded display; see our carnelian collection.
- Light it from behind or beside a window to make the red inclusions glow.
- Give it to someone starting a new job or chasing a big goal; it makes a powerful graduation or promotion gift.
Crystal Care
Quartz is durable at 7 on the Mohs scale, but the tip can chip if the tower falls. Keep it on a stable surface away from shelf edges. Dust it with a soft cloth or rinse it briefly in lukewarm water and dry it fully. Avoid harsh cleaners. Fire quartz is not color sensitive, so it is fine near a sunny window for display.
FAQs
What makes fire quartz red?
The red and orange color comes from natural hematite and iron oxide inclusions trapped inside clear quartz as it grew. The color is inside the crystal, not on the surface.
How tall are the towers?
Choose 120-130mm for a strong desk piece or 150-160mm for a taller statement tower. Heights are measured from base to tip, as shown on the sizing photo.
Will mine look like the photo?
Each tower has its own pattern of red swirls and clear areas. Yours will have the same fiery look, with unique inclusions.
Does it stand on its own?
Yes. Each obelisk has a flat polished base and stands upright without a stand.
Is fire quartz the same as red quartz?
Fire quartz is clear quartz with red hematite inclusions. Some red quartz on the market is dyed, but fire quartz gets its color from natural minerals inside.
What Is Fire Quartz?
Fire quartz, also known as hematoid quartz, is quartz that grew around tiny particles of hematite and other iron minerals. Those inclusions create the red, orange and rust swirls that look like flames inside the crystal. It differs from dyed red quartz, where color sits in cracks, and from carnelian, which is an opaque chalcedony. Because it is quartz, it is hard, polishes beautifully and holds a crisp point.
Further Reading
Bring home a tower full of fire and let it stand as a daily reminder of your strength and drive.
Metaphysical properties are shared for spiritual and traditional interest only and are not medical advice. Our products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition.
