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QUARTZ RUTILE CHLORITE

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QUARTZ RUTILE CHLORITE

A rare specimen of Quartz Rutile Chlorite for you to check out.  This is the best specimen we have ever had for sale.

Location:
Dhading District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal.

Dimensions:
15cm x 15cm x 13.5cm, 2817g.

Chlorite (Fe, Mg, Al)6(Si, Al)4O10(OH)8.

 

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QUARTZ RUTILE CHLORITEQUARTZ RUTILE CHLORITE

A rare specimen of Quartz Rutile Chlorite for you to check out.  This is the best specimen we have ever had for sale.

Location:
Dhading District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal.

Dimensions:
15cm x 15cm x 13.5cm, 2817g.

Chlorite (Fe, Mg, Al)6(Si, Al)4O10(OH)8.

Chlorite is a general name for several minerals that are difficult to distinguish by ordinary methods.  These minerals are all apart of the Chlorite Group of minerals.  The chlorites are often, but not always considered a subset of the larger silicate group, The clays.  There are several different minerals that are apart of the chlorite group of minerals.  The above formula is only a generalisation of the more common members of this group.

For practical reasons most of the chlorites are considered here as a single mineral called chlorite.  Chlorites are generally green and crystallize in the monoclinic symmetry system.  They all have a basal cleavage due to their stacked structure.  Chlorites typically form flaky microscopic crystals and it is this reason that they are sometimes included in the clay group of minerals.  Chlorites also form large individual tabular to platy crystals that are unlike most of the other clay minerals.

INCLUSIONS:

The chlorite inclusions in clear quartz are particularly interesting when they form as a coating on a crystal early in its development. Because if the crystal later grows larger, ie. out and around the chlorite coating, the effect will be to produce a phantom crystal.    Many times the interior crystal is indistinct or ghostly and thus the name phantom.

The local experts tell me that the Chlorite acts like an acid and eats away at the quartz whist it is forming.  This is why many Chlorite formations with Quartz appear to be eroded.

Healing Properties:
Quartz: amplifies, focuses, stores, transfers and transforms energy.  Provides clarity to thoughts, assisting to influence matter.
Chlorite is one of the most favorable healing stones.  Worn, carried or in your environment, the properties of chlorite are overwhelmingly positive.

 

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