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I'm so excited to offer these lovely polished Moon Quartz or Girasol Quartz hearts. Once I discovered moon quartz, I was completely fascinated with these beautiful crystals. They have a gentle, loving energy. I sleep with one beneath my pillow every night, & when I'm stressed, holding a moon quartz during meditation always brings a sense of calm. This is a selection of first quality moon quartz hearts. These were ethically mined, shaped, & polished in Madagascar. I wanted to offer them at a low price, & since they are all lovely & about the same size, I will select one intuitively for you. You are invited to select the size of heart you prefer. I cannot honor requests for exact stones & keep prices low. Each & every heart in this listing is beautiful, & I believe you'll be delighted with the heart you receive, Moon quartz is always a slightly milky white to gray color. You can read more about moon quartz below. LARGE: 40+ GRAMS SMALL: 20+ GRAMS Please note: These are natural crystals. As such, they will show the imperfections with which Mother Nature created them. GIRASOL OR MOON QUARTZ Girasol ("jir-uh-saul" or "jir-uh-soul") is a clear, milky white to gray, or extremely pale pink variety of quartz. The word comes from the Italian girasole, "turn towards the Sun", & originally referred to a milky blue glass first produced in Venice during the Renaissance. The term in geology describes any mineral that displays the girasol effect: either an internal floating glow that moves with changes in the light, often white, blue, or golden yellow in color, or a haziness produced by scattered light instead. Varieties of opal, moonstone, & sapphire are the best known examples. Their resemblance to girasol quartz explains some of its other trade names: moon quartz, blue opal quartz, & girasol opal quartz. Unfortunately this also leads to confusion among them, especially girasol opal & girasol quartz. While girasol refers to several minerals, this optical effect is specifically called adularescence ("adj-uh-luhr-ess-ence") in moonstone. It comes from the word adularia, after a Swiss location where stones with the effect are found. How are girasol quartz & rose quartz related? Girasol quartz comes from the same mines that produce star rose quartz. It can appear pink, especially on a white surface, sometimes smoky, & may be starred itself. Polished gems can display a star shaped sheen on their surface if they contain fibers of another mineral, typically rutile. Recent research suggests not only the star effect, but the color, cloudiness, & small crystal size of most rose quartz are instead due to a previously unknown variety of pink dumortierite. These fibers are so small, they are only visible with a scanning electron microscope. These inclusions produce the opalescence & girasol effect in girasol quartz. Star sapphire & girasol sapphire are related in the same way, although rutile is responsible. Because of this connection to star rose quartz, girasol quartz
