About Golden Healer Quartz
Golden healer is quartz coated with iron minerals. The name is a newer trade name, but it is a popular stone for warmth, personal power and joy.
A newer market name, still widely used for joyful, warm intention work.
History & folklore
Golden healer is a modern name that became popular in the 1990s. The golden colour comes from a thin coating of iron oxide (limonite) on quartz crystals.
Correspondences
- Traditional uses
- Abundance, personal power, warmth
- Colour
- Quartz coated yellow-gold
- Hardness
- 7 (Mohs)
- Element
- Fire
- Chakra
- Solar plexus
- Best day
- Sunday or Tuesday
- Moon phase
- Waxing moon — for drawing things toward you
- Intentions
- Abundance, Confidence
Ways to work with it
- Hold it while setting a joyful intention.
- Keep it in a room that needs warmth.
- Carry it for confidence.
Where it comes from
Most golden healer comes from Arkansas and Brazil. The golden colour is on the surface and can wear off with scrubbing.
Care & safety
The golden coating can wear away. Avoid scrubbing or harsh cleaners.
Spells to try
Pairs well with
PyriteAbundance, confidence, protection
CitrineAbundance, confidence, joy
SunstoneJoy, leadership, vitality
GarnetPassion, commitment, vitalityCorrespondences are traditional associations gathered from folk practice and modern craft books. They vary between sources, and they are not medical advice. Read our editorial approach.