Snowflake obsidian is characterized by its black color speckled with white or gray snowflake-like spots (Phenocryst) caused by spherulites, tiny clusters of needle-shaped quartz crystals called cristobalite, formed during the rapid cooling of the molten lava. Snowflake Obsidian balances, purifies, and grounds the mind, body, and aura. It stone activates the root and third eye chakras, enhancing psychic abilities to provide vision of previous lives.