This section features rough and polished quartz in various formations.
This type of quartz is also known as rock crystal.
In its purest form the mineral quartz is colourless and translucent to transparent.
The colour present in varieties such as rose quartz, chrysoprase and amethyst comes from impurities or trace elements of other minerals.
Quartz is one of the world's most abundant minerals. It can be found in almost every geological environment.