Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust, after feldspar. It is made up of a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon-oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall formula SiO2. The word "quartz" comes from the German About this sound Quarz, which is of Slavic origin.
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Pure quartz, traditionally called rock crystal (sometimes called clear quartz), is colorless and transparent (clear) or translucent. Common colored varieties include citrine, rose quartz, amethyst, smoky quartz, milky quartz, and others.
Citrine is a variety of quartz whose color ranges from a pale yellow to brown. It is nearly impossible to tell cut citrine from yellow topaz visibly.
Rose quartz is a type of quartz which exhibits a pale pink to rose red hue. The color is usually considered as due to trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese, in the massive material.
It's believed that the gemstones vibrations affect your aura,
helping your body to achieve not only balance and awareness but also improve
your emotional, spiritual and physical levels. Citrine quartz is good for kidneys, colon, liver, gallbladder and heart. Aids tissue regeneration. Diminishes self destructive tendencies. The rose quartz reduces weight, increases fertility, helps clear stored anger, aids development of compassion, love and forgiveness.
The clear quartz is recomended for the following Zodiac signs: Aries, Cancer, Leo, Libra and Capricorn. The citrine quartz is recomended for the following Zodiac signs: Leo, Libra and Scorpio. The rose quartz is recomended for the following Zodiac signs: Taurus and Libra . |
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