PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- GROUP Silicates - tectosilicates
- COMPOSITION SiO2
- COLOR Various
- CRYSTALLINE SYSTEM Hexagonal / trigonal
- CRYSTALLINE HABIT Massive
- HARDNESS 7
- FRACTURE Conchoidal
- EXFOLIATION Null
- GLOSS Vitreous
- STRIP White
- TRANSPARENCY Translucent
- SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2.7
MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The green quartz, also called green aventurine, is a variety of quartz with brilliant inclusions of fuchsite, which give it an iridescent appearance. Green quartz is also often called prasiolite, although it does not contain bright inclusions and is much rarer and more precious.
Deposits: Brazil, China, India, Russia, United States, Italy, Tibet, Nepal, Germany, Japan, South Africa and Austria.
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES
The green quartz is a soft stone of harmony and renewal. It is considered a stone of well-being and prosperity. Provides balance between mind and body, providing stability and emotional calm. It is preferably used in the heart chakra to unblock it and promote its regeneration. At a healing level, green quartz is often used as an anti-inflammatory, for skin and eye ailments.
