Rutilated Quartz Laser Point with Green Mica Inclusions
Measures Approximately: 2 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/2"
Weighs Approximately: .8 oz
This is a sweet little laser point. It has a ghost scar of another point that was growing diagonal along its base. I'm noticing a few small rough patches along the edges after close inspection. The rutile is more dense by the base where the green mica also has gathered.
Metaphysically, this combination would be especially good for rectifying and healing challenged perception between two or more people, even those at a distance. It's just big and small enough to be used as a staff or wand topper.
Quartz is the most common of the silica minerals. The group is all composed of silicon dioxide but have different crystal structures. The others form under specific conditions like very high temperatures. The name quartz comes from the German quarz, without a “t”. It may be derived from the Polish kwardy (“hard”). Pure quartz is colorless but trace metal inclusions can color it purple (amethyst), yellow (citrine), and brown (smoky quartz). It also forms in fibrous varieties without visible crystals like chalcedony.
Rutile is a titanium oxide mineral (TiO2) that forms in golden or red colored needle shaped threads when it occurs within quartz. When it forms in other minerals, such as ruby or sapphire, it can create asterism that is the desirable "star" effect that plays across the surface of the gemstone when seen in direct light. The titanium oxide created by purifying and making a powder with rutile is used as a non-toxic white pigment for paints, cosmetics, food, and toothpaste.
Mica is a group of silicate minerals that form as sheets. Its name is from latin, which means "crumb", as well as from another word, which means to glitter. It is commonly used in industry in cosmetics, drywall, paint, auto making, as well as being a popular pigment that sparkles and refracts pearlescent light, called "mica powder". Some famous mica minerals are lepidolite (lithium rich), muscovite, and biotite.