{"title":"Milky Quartz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMilky Quartz\u003c\/strong\u003e is the cloudy white to opaque variety of \u003cstrong\u003equartz\u003c\/strong\u003e (SiO2), its color caused by dense clouds of microscopic fluid and gas inclusions trapped during crystallization, which scatter light and give the crystal its characteristic greasy-to-vitreous luster. With a hardness of 7 and specific gravity of 2.65, it forms in an unusually wide range of environments: hydrothermal veins, granitic pegmatites, Alpine-type fissures, and even sedimentary limestone cavities. Because inclusions disrupt orderly growth, milky quartz crystals are frequently twinned, distorted, or double-terminated, and some growth forms — such as artichoke quartz and candle quartz — are almost always milky rather than clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eType localities and classic occurrences read like a world tour of mineralogy. In Germany's Sauerland, the famous \u003cstrong\u003eSuttrop-type quartz\u003c\/strong\u003e (from Suttrop, near Warstein, and neighboring sites like Hohenlimburg-Oege) produces distinctive pseudohexagonal, double-terminated \"Suttroper Diamanten\" grown in Devonian limestone. In the Italian and French Alps, milky quartz from the \u003cstrong\u003eVal Ferret\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eMont Blanc massif\u003c\/strong\u003e often shows a banded, marble-like pattern nicknamed marble quartz, while Sardinia's \u003cstrong\u003eMina Tini\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Iglesiente district yields small prismatic crystals capped with iron oxides. Portugal's \u003cstrong\u003eAssunção Mine\u003c\/strong\u003e near Viseu and Norway's \u003cstrong\u003eBlefjell\u003c\/strong\u003e are noted for milky candle and artichoke quartz habits, and in the United States, the \u003cstrong\u003eGround Hog Mine\u003c\/strong\u003e in Grant County, New Mexico, the \u003cstrong\u003eOhio Mine\u003c\/strong\u003e at Ouray, Colorado, and the pegmatite fields of Arkansas, Maine, and North Carolina all produce prized milky quartz clusters, some historically exceeding 35 cm. Brazil and Madagascar remain major modern sources of large decorative pieces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollectors seek milky quartz for its sculptural crystal habits, its role as a host for spectacular associated species — \u003cstrong\u003egold\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003erhodochrosite\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003efluorite\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003egalena\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003epyrite\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003echalcopyrite\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eelbaite\u003c\/strong\u003e, and micas frequently occur on or within it — and for phantom growths where an early milky phase is enveloped by later clear quartz. Prospectors have long treated outcropping veins of milky quartz as an indicator of gold-bearing hydrothermal systems, adding a rich historical and economic dimension to specimens beyond their purely aesthetic and scientific appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cactus-quartz-with-dolomite-cavnic-romania","title":"QUARTZ \u0026 DOLOMITE – 122mm Cactus Quartz Cluster, Cavnic, Romania","description":"\u003cp\u003eA striking cluster of milky white Quartz crystals displaying the rare 'cactus' or artichoke-type split-growth habit, with the upper portion of the crystals elegantly draped in a soft cream\/pale-yellow crust of Dolomite. The contrast between the bright white quartz body and the warm-toned carbonate coating gives this piece exceptional aesthetic and display value. It comes from the historic Cavnic mining district in Maramureș, now permanently closed, adding a further layer of rarity to this naturally formed specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMineral Data:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 122 x 75 x 68 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 468 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cavnic, Maramureș County, Romania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ITALMINERAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45736767455341,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/8027\/6333\/files\/IMG20251213180511.jpg?v=1788059410"},{"product_id":"milky-quartz-with-yellow-dolomite-cavnic-romania","title":"QUARTZ \u0026 DOLOMITE – White Crystal Fan Rimmed in Yellow Dolomite, Cavnic, Romania","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fan-shaped cluster of well-formed white \u003cstrong\u003eQuartz\u003c\/strong\u003e crystals from the Cavnic Mine, Maramureș, Romania, its crests outlined by a continuous band of vivid yellow \u003cstrong\u003eDolomite\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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