Traceable origins. Transparent ethics.

At Ethical Crystals Sunshine Coast, we believe that crystals should be as pure in purpose as they are in appearance.

Each stone we offer is sourced locally from Australian soil—with honesty, care, and respect for both the land and the people who fossick it.

🌿 Our crystals are 100% Australian, hand-fossicked, untreated, and ethically handled from earth to polish.

Why Ethics Matter in Crystals

Large-scale mining can destroy ecosystems, damage waterways, and scar the land.

Traditional Pit Mine / Open Cast Mine

In many countries, miners face dangerous, exploitative conditions for very low pay.

Child slave mining for the Tanzanite trade. Read more here.

Many crystals on the market are treated, synthetic, or mislabelled—with no mention.

Before and After Sapphire heat treatment

We believe in changing the crystal industry from the ground up—by keeping our practices small, ethical, and local.

Let us tell you how below.

All our crystals are gently collected from the surface by Australian fossickers—no digging, no machinery, and no heavy excavation.

We proudly sell only Australian crystals. Our country offers extraordinary variety, so we never import mystery gems or support overseas mining.

Every gem is hand-finished by us or the fossicker themselves. No mass processing, no outsourcing.

Our stones are never dyed, heated, or chemically altered. What you see is exactly what came from the earth—cut only to reveal its natural beauty.

For every quantity of stones sold, we plant native trees to restore land and offset our footprint.

We work directly with passionate, independent fossickers who:

Photo: Our Fossicker Jackie Jansen hand fossicking Raw Selenite on her property

Our relationships are built on trust, transparency, and mutual respect—not profit margins.

Every purchase is a choice. When you support us, you:

Photo: Me, Izzy cutting and polishing Carnelian stones with a before and after.

Every purchase is a choice. When you support us, you:

If you have questions about any part of our process or want to know the story behind your stone—we’d love to chat.

We believe crystals are sacred—and the way we collect and sell them should be too.