giving rise to the alternative names ice quartz and fire quartz

specifically a green grossular garnet

Dimensions:  23x19x21 mm / 0

Product ID: SONB1837

Clarity: Semi Translucent

Star Mica Metamorphic Rock | 13.5g | Muscovite | Brazil | SO24 Mica giving rise to the alternativeThis is a specimen of Star Mica or Muscovite and Quartz cluster. These clusters show crystals that grow in sheets or book formations. It is silvery gold with good transparency when held up to the light. The name Muscovite comes from the term Muscovy Glass which was a name for the thick sheets of Mica used as a substitute for glass Russia. The name Mica is derived from the Greek word that means to split. On this nice specimen, the matrix faces are