{"product_id":"smoky-quartz-trio-with-hyalite","title":"Smoky quartz trio with hyalite","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocale: \u003c\/strong\u003eErongo Mountain, Namibia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e3 x 2 x 1.5\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox weight: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e142g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmoky quartz from the Erongo region is typically a quite dark brown-black color, with \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003elower clarity due to natural inclusions, and a flat surface luster \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ecaused by etching. It grows sculptural elongated points like a spindle \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ewith nice striations. Paired with hyalite, the smoky quartz takes on a witchy appearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmoky quartz gets its dark coloration from trace elements that tint dark when the quartz is exposed to natural radiation. Don’t worry, smoky quartz can't expose you to radiation—even if the hyalite turns \"radioactive\" green under UV light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHyalite is a form of opal, which in turn is part of the broader quartz family. Related minerals commonly grow together because they have similar requirements for growth: in this case, the availability of silica that is the basis for the quartz family. Growing conditions that initially produced quartz changed, and a later generation of growth deposited the less common hyalite on the specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHyalite displays botryoidal growth (bunches of “grape-like” round crystals) with a glossy high luster like a layer of bubbles. I think it looks like mermaid caviar! Hyalite can appear fluid with formations that look like the splash from a drip frozen in place, or as if the edge has been peeled up away from the quartz like a tutu. On this piece, larger spheroids among the rest glow bright in UV conditions, giving a spotted appearance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUV reactivity\u003c\/strong\u003e Hyalite is so strongly UV reactive that you can see it in sunlight. Under indoor lighting it is pale yellow to golden in color, but turns visibly greenish yellow when exposed to the UV in sunlight. \u003cstrong\u003e395nm UV \u003c\/strong\u003efluoresces a strong green, with an icy blue undertone. Best viewed in darker conditions. \u003cstrong\u003e365nm UV\u003c\/strong\u003e fluoresces a strong yellowish-green color, generally visible even in bright lighting. No phosphorescence detected.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Ugly Things","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45601038598295,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0639\/5192\/9495\/files\/IMG_5939_2.jpg?v=1750026663","url":"https:\/\/prettyuglythingsaz.com\/products\/smoky-quartz-trio-with-hyalite","provider":"Pretty Ugly Things","version":"1.0","type":"link"}