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2. Quartz - Wikipedia

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   Quartz crystal demonstrating transparency. Pure quartz, traditionally called rock crystal or clear quartz, is colorless and transparent or translucent and has often been used for hardstone carvings, such as the Lothair Crystal. Common colored varieties include citrine, rose quartz, amethyst, smoky quartz, milky quartz, and others. [33]

3. Desert rose (crystal) - Wikipedia

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   A desert rose is an intricate rose -like formation of crystal clusters of gypsum or baryte, which include abundant sand grains. [1] The "petals" are crystals flattened on the c axis, fanning open in radiating clusters. The rosette crystal habit tends to occur when the crystals form in arid sandy conditions, [1] such as the evaporation of a ...

4. Pegmatite - Wikipedia

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   Pegmatite. A pegmatite is an igneous rock showing a very coarse texture, with large interlocking crystals usually greater in size than 1 cm (0.4 in) and sometimes greater than 1 meter (3 ft). Most pegmatites are composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica, having a similar silicic composition to granite.

5. The Best Power Crystals for Protection and Positive Energy ...

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   She goes on to suggest wearing rose quartz crystals on your body, or placing one under your pillow, decorating your home with them, holding them while you meditate, ...

6. Selenite (mineral) - Wikipedia

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   Selenite, satin spar, desert rose, and gypsum flower are crystal habit varieties of the mineral gypsum.. All varieties of gypsum, including selenite and alabaster, are composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate (meaning that it has two molecules of water), with the chemical formula CaSO 4 ·2H 2 O. Selenite contains no significant selenium – The similar names both derive from Greek selḗnē ...

7. Herkimer diamond - Wikipedia

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   Herkimer diamonds are double-terminated quartz crystals discovered within exposed outcrops of dolomite in and around Herkimer County, New York, and the Mohawk River Valley in the US. [1][2] They are not diamonds; the "diamond" in their name is due to both their clarity and well formed faces. Because the first discovery sites were in the village ...