Fuchsite Included Quartz | Madagascar | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 | SiO2 | Fuchsite & Quartz Specimen

These glamorous minty green forms of muscovite are also known as chrome mica, and get their beautiful color from trivalent chromium replacing aluminum atoms. *
Named after the German chemist and mineralogist Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs, it is technically pronounced “Fooksite”.
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One of the most prevalent minerals on earth, quartz is used to make oscillators, as it resonates at a precise frequency. Also used to make glass, and used in electronics.
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Metaphysically quartz is a master healer, working with all the chakras. It is programmable, self charging/clearing and charges/clears other crystals. Fuchsite brings an inspired curiosity to more subtle feelings we may not be able to name and helps us explore the full complexity of our humanity.