Scientifically speaking, the term “crystal” refers to any solid that has an ordered chemical structure. This means that its parts are arranged in a precisely ordered pattern, like bricks in a wall.

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Pyrite is often dismissed as “fool’s gold” but this mineral creates some of the most stunning crystals in nature. Walk into any mineral shop and one of the first thing that sounds out is the precise, ...

Although healing crystals can create a mood boost, a heightened sense of self-awareness, and a perceived feeling of serenity, most of the belief in the scientific community is that crystal healing and ...

But it’s not so easy to measure whether such bodily energy exists in the first place, Jarry says. Scientists can study other forms of energy, like gravity or the energy contained in food, because we ...

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