Milky Quartz Cluster, San Juan County, Colorado
This milky quartz cluster comes from San Juan County, Colorado, and it is the only one: the photo on the poster is the exact specimen that ships.
Milky quartz cluster for sale
This milky quartz cluster for sale is a single natural specimen: a crowd of stubby white quartz points grown together on a shared base. Its price goes up with the first drop, and the list sees it first.
What makes milky quartz white
What makes milky quartz white is millions of microscopic fluid inclusions, tiny pockets of water and gas trapped while the crystal grew, which scatter light instead of letting it through. Clear quartz is the same mineral with almost none of them. More in the milky quartz guide.
Where this milky quartz comes from
This milky quartz comes from San Juan County in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado, where quartz veins run through the old mining country around Silverton. Quartz was the common gangue mineral in those veins, the white rock miners had to move to reach the ore.
Milky quartz care
Milky quartz care is simple: it is a 7 on the Mohs scale, it is water safe and it will not fade in sunlight. Dust it with a soft brush, rinse it in plain water when it needs more, and let it dry on a towel.
How this milky quartz cluster ships
This milky quartz cluster ships from Denver, Colorado, packed by hand, and US shipping is free on orders over $75.