Holden healer Quartz from Madagascar
Size-
3.6cm x 3.3cm x 1.5cm
Weight-
39g
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Crystal system- Trigonal
Hardness- 7 on the MOHs scale
Mineral class- silicate (specifically a Tectosilicate meaning it has a continuous framework of silicate tetrahedra)
Rock formation- Forms inside the earths crust within hot hydrothermal veins,cavities and pegmatite pockets. Joy silica rich water mixed with iron moves through cracks in rocks.As the fluid cools very slowly over time,silicon dioxide crystallizes in to Quartz,trapping natural iron oxide(such as limestone or goethite) inside or coating the surface creating the golden-yellow colour.
