Garden quartz freeform

Garden quartz freeformApprox dimensions: 1. 75 x 1. 25 x 1" Approx weight: 67g 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: 1.75 x 1.25 x 1"

Approx weight: 67g

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 piece of garden quartz has red-brown and dark green chlorite. The colorless quartz gives depth into the piece, with swirling inclusions making the chlorite appear like rocks under churning waves.

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!