11.6" Tall, Polished Hematoid Quartz - Free-Standing

Tall, Polished Hematoid Quartz - Free-Standing #183382

This is a beautiful, 11.6" tall, polished piece of vibrantly colored hematoid quartz. The base has been cut flat allowing it to display upright on a hard surface. It exhibits brilliant, red-orange color streaks within the quartz. This is due to hematite inclusions along the internal fractures in the quartz.

Hematoid quartz, also commonly referred to as Harlequin Quartz, is the name for quartz that contains heavy concentrations of hematite or limonite. The inclusions of these iron based minerals result in interesting reddish-orange streaks along fractures within the quartz, exhibiting a wispy appearance. Often this quartz is heat-treated to enhance and darken the color, but the specimens we have are natural.

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SPECIES

Quartz with Hematite

LOCATION

Madagascar

SIZE

11.6 x 6.9 x 4.9", 17 lbs

11.6" Tall, Polished Hematoid Quartz - Free-Standing

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