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These little crystals come together to make some of the world’s most beautiful and colorful gems. You’ll be amazed at the variety of colors quartz can have. From the sunny yellows of citrine ...

This means that a stone is composed of many interlocking crystals,” explains gemologist Pat Daly in an article for Gem-A, the Gemmological Society of Great Britain. “Chalcedony is a quartz gem ...

In a video posted on Instagram, Gundersen is seen digging up the quartz and pulling it out of the ground. He told Fox News Digital that the gem weighs more than four pounds. The striking crystal ...

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