Spatika Lingam or Crystal Lingam or Crystal Shivling is a type of Lingam made from quartz. Spatika Lingam is called sphatika Sivalingam (Kannada -ಸ್ಪಟಿಕ ಲಿಂಗ), (Tamil - ஸ்படிகக்கல் லிங்கம்) (Sanskrit: स्फटिक शिवलिंग), (Telugu-స్పటిక లింగం). Sphatikam (Sanskrit: स्फटिक) in Sanskrit means "made of crystal, crystalline", referring to quartz and alum.