Tourmalated Quartz Green 12mm Round - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE #0832 meaning it becomes magnetically charged

meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction

It is considered a precious Opal

but occasionally gabbro comes in oranges and greens

red and white -- as well as for its opacity and patterns

These include annite

Tourmalated Quartz Green 12mm Round - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE #0832 meaning it becomes magnetically chargedTourmalated Quartz is clear Quartz that has formed with Black Tourmaline. These needle to like black inclusions of Tourmaline are quite striking within the clear, colorless stone. It is believed that the melding of these two stones creates a powerful healing energy. Quartz has been highly valued by virtually every civilization throughout history, often used in healing and meditation and as religious objects in funerary rites and to dispel evil.