Quartz with Clinochlore from Russia TW290 jar Imagine looking at a hexagonal

Imagine looking at a hexagonal shape

Its name honors the Swedish chemist M

This mineral owes its characteristic black color to the presence of iron impurities within its crystal structure

Dimensions: 5x1x0

Dimensions: 22 mm

Quartz with Clinochlore from Russia TW290 jar Imagine looking at a hexagonalQuartz with Clinochlore from Russia Approx. Dimensions: 1. 5x1x1 inches Approx. Weight: 19 grams Locality: Pelingichei Area, Prepolar Ural Mountains, Russia This is a beautiful little specimen of quartz with clinochlore that has eaten away at the surface of the quartz crystals. The combination of the two minerals creates an incredible play of light as light is reflected off of the myriad of pits and pock marks left by the clinochlore's interference