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PARAIBA CRYSTAL IN QUARTZ 4.25 CTS BG-36

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Dimensions (mm)
11.000 x 9.000 x 5.000mm
Weight (cts)
4.250
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PARABIA CRYSTALS IN QUARTZ

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WELL POLISHED TINY PARAIBA IN CLEAR QUARTZ

medusa Quartz is also known as and sometimes sold as Paraiba quartz because the small depositwas found in the Paraiba state of Brazil.

This new type of included quartz gemstone was discovered in August 2004 in Brazil.It is very rare and in very limited supply.

GIA has an article in Gems & Gemology, called “Medusa Quartz” with gilalite inclusions in the Fall 2005, Volume 41, issue 3.

Under magnification, some resemble the shape of a floating jellyfish named medusas rondeau. Thus the name Medusa quartz. This is 100% natural from the earth and indentification of the inclusions were performed by the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.

Why so dear??? The reason is that the parabia crystals can be taken out of the quartz by being smashed open.The tiny crystals which may need over 100 to make one carat are very valuable and in demand for cutting and setting in jewelery.

Quartz is a macrocrystalline variety of the mineral Quartz (SiO2). Quartz is the most abundant single mineral on earth. It makes up about 12% of the earth’s crust, occurring in a wide variety of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.

Quartz varieties are commonly separated into two groups based on the size of the individual grains or crystals; macrocrystalline quartz in which individual crystals are distinguishable with the naked eye, and cryptocrystalline quartz in which the individual crystals are too small to be easily distinguishable under the light microscope.

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brazilgems
brazilgems
2nd generation stone miners and dealers cutting shop and mining in Brazil.
Mermaid Beach, Australia
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middknight
Purchased from this seller previously
7 years ago
$90.00
spdavis
Purchased from this seller previously
7 years ago
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spdavis
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7 years ago
$76.00

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Overview

Listing Type : Standard
Product ID : 533883
Starting Bid : $76
Starts : 20th February 2017 10:42 pm AEST
Ends : 21st February 2017 10:39 pm AEST
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