What is an Aurora Borealis crystal or AB crystal?

The Aurora Borealis effect on a crystal causes the crystal to shine in a multitude of colors as light reflects on the crystal and the movements of your body. Just as the Northern Lights streak across the northern hemisphere in a variety of colors, this AB effect on crystals also reflects thousands of colors.

This shimmering prism effect is caused by the reflections of light from surrounding colors in the environment. You can compare this to the extra sparkle jewelry would have if millions of microscopic mirrors were inside.

During the 1950’s the Daniel Swarovski company made important advances with Austrian Swarovski crystals and the aurora borealis effect. It experimented with manufacturing processes with the stones coated with wafer thin metal particles in order to increase the sparkle. This process required the material to be steamed in a vacuum. In 1956 Manfred Swarovski, the grandson of the founder, created the “Aurora Borealis” effect on the crystal, which shimmers in every color of the rainbow.

Swarovski still continues to demand the highest possible quality to their products to distinguish them fro the rest of the market. They are very secretive about their process. Even the workers in the factories do not see what the other workers are doing so they cannot share secrets with them.

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