Tourmalinated

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Tourmalinated quartz is not enhanced.
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TOURMALINATED QUARTZ
Tourmalinated quartz is a variety of transparent quartz that has needle-like inclusions of black to dark green tourmaline crystals. This beautiful stone is found worldwide. Tourmalinated quartz has a hardness of 7.0.

Tourmalinated Quartz is a variety of transparent quartz that has needle-like inclusions of black to dark green tourmaline crystals.

[Tourmalinated quartz "pinwheel" from front showing multiple spoke-like reflections, from side, showing single central needle]
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Tourmalinated Quartz
Quartz that features rutilated black tourmaline inclusions. It was once revered for its magical qualities said to be able to balance the yin and yang while dispelling negative energies.
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Tourmalinated quartz and amber may offer you some help.
Tourmalinated quartz is a transparent clear quartz with black needle-like inclusions of black tourmaline.

Tourmalinated Quartz is embedded with needle like inclusions of Tourmaline.

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Rutilated quartz and tourmalinated quartz
While most varieties of transparent quartz are valued most when they show no inclusions, some are valued chiefly because of them! The most popular of these is known as rutilated quartz.

aka Green Hair Garnet, Green Hair Quartz, Green Tourmalinated Quartz, Prehnite
Green tourmalated quartz is a quartz in which green-to-black needles of tourmaline are embedded. It is often confused with prehnite.

An other mineral inclusion occurs in the variety called tourmalinated quartz, this instead of golden rutile, has black or dark green tourmaline crystals.
This was called in French "flèches d'amour" or Cupid's darts.

The common varieties of quartz are Rock crystal, Rose quartz, Smoky quartz, Tiger's Eye quartz, Rutilated quartz and tourmalinated quartz.

Quartz is a crystalline mineral that come in many forms, including amethyst, aventurine, citrin, opal, rock crystal, tiger's eye, rose quartz,and many others. Rutilated quartz and tourmalinated quartz have needle-like inclusions of other minerals.

Inclusions can be solid, liquid, or gaseous. Many inclusions decrease the value of a stone, but some, like rutile forming asterisms in star sapphires and needles in rutilated quartz and tourmalinated quartz, are prized.

is a imperfection or flaw in a diamond or other gemstone that affects the stone's clarity. Many inclusions decrease the value of a stone, but some, like rutile forming asterisms in star sapphires and needles in rutilated quartz and tourmalinated ...

See also: Quartz, Tourmalinated quartz, Stone, Crystal, Inclusion