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Clear Quartz Tumble
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Clear Quartz Tumble

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Clear Quartz Tumble - Polished Rock Crystal Clear Quartz, also known as Rock Crystal, is the colorless and transparent variety of quartz (SiO₂). These tumbled stones have been polished smooth, revealing the crystal-clear beauty that has fascinated humans for thousands of years. Why It's Clear: The clarity and lack of color result from the absence of chemical impurities within the crystal structure. When quartz forms without trace elements like iron, titanium, or other minerals, it remains colorless and transparent. Physical Properties: Chemical Formula: SiO₂ (silicon dioxide) Hardness: 7 on the Mohs scale (good scratch resistance) Luster: Vitreous (glass-like) when polished Transparency: Transparent to translucent Piezoelectric Properties: Quartz has piezoelectric properties—it generates an electric charge when mechanical pressure is applied. This property makes quartz essential in modern technology, used in quartz watches, electronic oscillators, radio transmitters, and precision instruments. Origin of the Name: The term "crystal" originated from the Greek "krystallos," meaning ice. Ancient civilizations believed rock crystal was permanently frozen ice that would never melt. Formation: Clear quartz forms through both magmatic and hydrothermal processes. Major sources include Brazil, Madagascar, the United States, and the Alps. Images shown are examples only—each tumbled stone is unique and your stone will vary in clarity and natural inclusions. Shipping will be calculated at checkout. Sources: Wikipedia, Britannica

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Clear Quartz Tumble – Polished Rock Crystal

Clear Quartz, also known as Rock Crystal, is the colorless and transparent variety of quartz (SiO₂). These tumbled stones have been polished smooth, revealing the crystal-clear beauty that has fascinated humans for thousands of years.

Why It’s Clear:
The clarity and lack of color result from the absence of chemical impurities within the crystal structure. When quartz forms without trace elements like iron, titanium, or other minerals, it remains colorless and transparent.

Physical Properties:

  • Chemical Formula: SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)
  • Hardness: 7 on the Mohs scale (good scratch resistance)
  • Luster: Vitreous (glass-like) when polished
  • Transparency: Transparent to translucent

Piezoelectric Properties:
Quartz has piezoelectric properties—it generates an electric charge when mechanical pressure is applied. This property makes quartz essential in modern technology, used in quartz watches, electronic oscillators, radio transmitters, and precision instruments.

Origin of the Name:
The term “crystal” originated from the Greek “krystallos,” meaning ice. Ancient civilizations believed rock crystal was permanently frozen ice that would never melt.

Formation:
Clear quartz forms through both magmatic and hydrothermal processes. Major sources include Brazil, Madagascar, the United States, and the Alps.

Images shown are examples only—each tumbled stone is unique and your stone will vary in clarity and natural inclusions. Shipping will be calculated at checkout. Sources: Wikipedia, Britannica