406 Super rare red quartz crystals online cluster. Most likely colored by hematite which is found in same vein of quartz.

406 Super rare red quartz crystals cluster. Most likely colored by hematite which is found in same vein of quartz.

Red Quartz – is the product of a crystal clear quartz crystal which formed in close proximity to another mineral, such as antimony, bismuth or hematite with vapors causing the clear quartz to become red. Chakras 1st and 4th

Crystals of various rocks and minerals can crystalize either instantly or over a short or extended time like several thousand years depending on the mineral and the environment in which it occurs. Obsidian for instance forms crystals instantly but only while cooling down from liquid and molten volcanic material. online Quartz is usually considered to be the parent mineral of obsidian so we can naturally assume that all varieties of quartz, crystalize or form the same way---wrong. The spring water clear quartz crystals form only in conditions, which are sterile of other outside forces like other minerals adjacent and no excessive pressure from overburden of overlying rock layers or by the slightest of movements. Other varieties of quartz require different environs to do their thing. Some of the quartz family, such as amethyst, citrine, black, smoky, rose, green or any other shades of these colors form beautifully colored crystal clusters when forming in close proximity to other minerals or metals.