Giant amethyst geodes formed within a steady groundwater flow and at unexpectedly low crystallization temperatures, new study ...

A research team at the University of Göttingen, Germany, reported on its investigation into just exactly how amethyst forms ...

"Then to be tipped with a perfect amethyst crystal on top is just so unique." Elestial quartz are more commonly found in Brazil and Madagascar, though some have been found in the United States.

New research from the University of Göttingen reveals that amethyst geodes in Uruguay formed at low temperatures from ...

Crystals like Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Lepidolite, Citrine, and Smoky Quartz have unique properties that alleviate anxiety and ...

Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz which has been used as a gemstone for many centuries and is a key economic resource in northern Uruguay. Geodes are hollow rock formations often with quartz ...

This arrangement results in those familiar faceted faces we admire in quartz clusters and amethyst points. The repeating pattern is called a crystal lattice and gives the material its ...

During the talk he spilled the beans on the quartz crystal hanging off the front side of every PCB. Continue reading “DEF CON 27: The Badge Talk; Or That One Time Joe Grand Sourced 30,000 ...

The magic of crystal formation had already been done by natural processes; all that was needed was a little slicing and dicing. As it turns out, though, quartz is so immensely useful for a ...

Large crystals found in geodes and other rocks are relatively rare. Pink ChalcedonyA pink chalcedony shows off its beauty. Chalcedonies include many types of cryptocrystalline quartz gems and ...

Along with Rochelle salt, a form of tartaric acid and quartz were their star examples. Despite the limited knowledge available at the time about the way atoms lined up in crystals, the brothers ...

A slice of quartz ground to a prescribed thickness that vibrates at a steady frequency when stimulated by electricity. The tiny crystal, about 1/20th by 1/5th of an inch, creates the computer's ...