Hematoid Quartz 10-18mm Freeform Nugget - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Unakite iron or manganese imperfections

iron or manganese imperfections

It takes its name from Mooka Creek

producing the effect of the stone seeming to shine from within

where it was mined since around 300 BCE

mineral deposits can create stone in the place of the decaying wood

Hematoid Quartz 10-18mm Freeform Nugget - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Unakite iron or manganese imperfectionsHematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite. The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stones color, which can be yellow, orange, golden brown and red. Quartz has been highly valued by virtually every civilization throughout history, often used in healing and meditation and as religious objects in funerary rites and to dispel evil.