Snow Quartz Crystals Beautifully Polished
Snow quartz also known as milk or milky quartz is one of the most common varieties of quartz. It can be found in most rock types and its chemical composition is no different to other varieties of quartz.
The greyish-white colour and/or cloudy appearance is caused by microscopic impurities of fluids. These became trapped during the early stages of the crystals' formation.
In its purest form quartz is colourless and transparent. Various impurities cause crystals to change colour. An example is amethyst whose colour is caused primarily by impurities of iron.
Milky quartz can often be found as phantoms within other quartz minerals particularly colourless and translucent varieties. Some describe it as being imperfect because its cloudy appearance spoils what would otherwise be an almost perfect crystal.
Snow quartz is a trade name for material that's cut and polished for decorative purposes. It's sometimes mistaken for white moonstone. Although the colour can be similar it doesn't exhibit iridescence.
These highly polished snow quartz crystals are a larger sized tumbled stone. Size can vary from piece to piece. We also have a smaller snow quartz tumbled stone as part of our collection.
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