Tourmalated Quartz Green 12mm Round - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE #0832 In lower grades it can

In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue

is a calcium aluminium hydroxy sorosilicate belonging to the epidote group of minerals

inclusions of Goethite or Hematite refract the light between the layers of the crystal

Shattuckite is a pseudomorph

meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction

Tourmalated Quartz Green 12mm Round - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE #0832 In lower grades it canTourmalated Quartz is clear Quartz that has formed with Black Tourmaline. These needle to like black inclusions of Tourmaline are quite striking within the clear, colorless stone. It is believed that the melding of these two stones creates a powerful healing energy. Quartz has been highly valued by virtually every civilization throughout history, often used in healing and meditation and as religious objects in funerary rites and to dispel evil.