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Rose Quartz
Rose quartz is a quartz variety that gets its name from its delicate pink color.
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Quarterly Crystal: Fluorite in Quartz from China
Mystery Pebbles in Quartz
Well-Formed Rutile Star in Quartz
Lithiophilite in Quartz
Rock Crystal Quartz Skull
Unusual Purple Fluid in Quartz
Numerous negative crystals in a pear-shaped quartz host brightly colored purple liquid.
Thai-Myanmar Petrified Woods
The properties of petrified woods originating from various localities in Thailand and Myanmar are examined.
Dual-Color Double Stars in Ruby, Sapphire, and Quartz: Cause and Historical Account
Examines a form of asterism comprising two six-rayed stars, one white and one that exhibits the stone’s bodycolor. Firsthand accounts and a survey of patent documents reveal that diffusion has been used to create or enhance this optical phenomenon in synthetic and possibly natural corundum since the 1950s.
