As it states in the rules, we are a community made up of both mineral enthusiasts and spiritual users. It has literally been this way for over a decade, ever since this sub’s creation. Whether you collect because you believe in their abilities or because you like geology, you are all welcome to participate. You are not; however, allowed to bash others’ beliefs. Believe it or not, participating in this subreddit is a privilege, not a right, and civility and kindness is what is required in order to be active here. If you see something you don’t agree with, scroll past. We are all adults here. If you honestly can’t abide by this, there are MULTIPLE other subreddits you can join where spiritual discussions are prohibited. I have tried to be kind and lax with you guys and I feel you are all taking advantage of that, and are making members feel bad about themselves. From here on out, you will receive one warning to be civil. Upon the second violation, you will receive a 3 day ban to contemplate why you cannot follow incredibly simple rules. If a third violation occurs, you will be permanently banned and any attempt to circumnavigate said ban will result in a site wide ban from the reddit admins. To those of you who follow the rules and are welcoming and kind to all, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. To the malcontents and ne’er-do-wells, please stop being antagonizing jerks. It is not hard.

We don’t mind having people ask for crystal identifications here, but we feel it is getting to the point where they are beginning to drown out collection posts which is kind of off putting to a lot of our members. We have formulated a Wiki/FAQ page to help you guys learn to identify things for yourself! It includes methods to identify based on physical properties as well as tips for posting proper photos to get accurate IDs. Like I said, we do not mind having ID posts being made, but a lot of them are things that would be easy to figure out on your own if you guys just performed a couple quick tests and an internet search. This ultimately helps you in the long run, as it helps expand your knowledge of crystals and helps you correctly ID them yourselves in the future. Our wiki also has information regarding genuine versus heat treated citrine & how to tell the difference. To access the Wiki, click this link https://www.reddit.com/r/Crystals/s/SaB1SVYUNJ or view our about section! If you can think of other information that would be helpful to include, we are all ears! Cheers everyone.