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|image=[[File:Galaxy Crystal.png|90px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Bedrock Edition]]''<br>(Caves & Cliffs: Part I) (2021)
|effect=Releases [[coin]]s, [[Star Bit]]s, [[Luma]]s, [[Toad (species)|Toads]], power-ups, enemies, [[Launch Star]]s, or [[Power Star]]s when broken
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'''Crystals'''<ref>{{cite|author=Browne, Catherine|title=''Super Mario Galaxy 2: PRIMA Official Game Guide''|location=Roseville|publisher=Random House Inc|date=May 23, 2010|page=16|isbn=978-0-30746-907-6}}</ref> appear in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' as quartz-like objects that typically hold objects or items, such as [[coin]]s, [[1-Up Mushroom]]s, and occasionally [[Launch Star]]s or [[Life Mushroom]]s. There are also octahedron crystals, which contain only power-ups. Most of these crystals contain [[Star Bit]]s; however, some may even contain [[Luma]]s or [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s, who help the player out once they are freed. Crystals sometimes contain enemies, namely [[Goomba]]s. The quantity of Star Bits obtained averages from three to ten, and most of the crystals found throughout the game contain four to six.

Crystals have fairly weak structures and can be shattered in both ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games by a variety of attacks, including [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]]'s standard [[spin]], [[fireball]]s, [[Green Shell]]s and [[Red Shell]]s, and [[Rock Mario]]'s boulder attack.

There are also rare large crystals that contain [[Power Star]]s. Large crystals require two spins to be shattered.