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Green quartz is also known by the name of aventurine quartz.
About GREEN QUARTZ
Since ancient times, quartz varieties have been the most used mineral in the making of jewelry and stone carvings, especially in Europe and the Middle East. There are important deposits in Brazil, India, Austria, Russia and Tanzania.
Features
- Group: Quartz.
- Mohs hardness: 7.
- Relative density: 2.64 – 2.69.
- Transparency: translucent, opaque.
- Fluorescence: green and reddish.
- Chemical composition: Silica (silicon dioxide, SiO2).
- Color: Transparent, with varieties of colors according to the elements present in the chemical formula. Green, golden-brown, iridescent.
- Fracture: conchoid, shattered.
Energy/Sign
- Energy: Health and stress relief. It corresponds to the Heart Chakra.
- Signs: Cancer, Virgo, Libra, Capricorn.