Garden quartz freeform

Garden quartz freeformApprox dimensions: 2 x 1 x . 75" Approx weight: 63g Garden quartz, also called lodolite, is the trade name for clear quartz included with chlorite to create a scene like a miniature mossy garden landscape. The different types of chlorite inclusions are colored by other trace elements to produce muted tones of green, purple, pink, and coppery browns, reds, and oranges. I think theyre like peering into a tide pool! Garden quartz is generally sold

Approx dimensions: 2 x 1 x .75"

Approx weight: 63g

Garden quartz, also called lodolite, is the trade name for clear quartz included with chlorite to create a scene like a miniature mossy garden landscape. The different types of chlorite inclusions are colored by other trace elements to produce muted tones of green, purple, pink, and coppery browns, reds, and oranges. I think they’re like peering into a tide pool!

Garden quartz is generally sold polished to best reveal its internal features. The inclusions can make the garden quartz appear dark, so it can be especially captivating in bright light or when lit from underneath, illuminating the interior scene.

This smaller freeform garden quartz has a light pinkish cloud on the top, and is spotted with bright yellowish-orange inclusions. The backside is streaky with near-opaque green and brown inclusions that make it look similar to petrified wood. Near the largest round orange inclusion, there are fine parallel lines composed of spot-like green inclusions.

Note: because garden quartz is heavily included, it is common to see pitting on the surface where inclusions touch the surface and the softer material was pulled away in the polishing process. For the same reason it is also common to have light fracturing or chipping at points and junctions of polished faces. This specimen does exhibit these features!