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Pietersite
Pietersite is a variety of quartz (silicon dioxide) composed of Tiger’s Eye, Hawks Eye and Jasper. It has dramatic swirling colours of...
Apr 12, 20191 min read
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Rutilated Quartz
Rutilated Quartz is clear quartz with inclusions of rutile. The rutile is usually golden in colour but can also be redish-brown, silver...
Nov 2, 20181 min read
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Sodalite
The composition of Sodalite is sodium aluminium silicate and it gets its name from the sodium content. Sodalite does not belong to a family of crystals like the quartz crystals we have already worked with, however in mineralogy it may be classed as a feldspathoid. Sodalite is found in all shades of blue and may contain white streaks of calcite within it. Sodalite is the main constituent of Lapis Lazuli, along with other minerals. Sodalite is usually associated with the third
Jun 1, 20182 min read
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