- Stone type
- Natural sugar quartz
- Weight
- 1079g
- Size
- 149x143x75mm
- Color
- White with pale grey
- Cut
- Rough
- Clarity
- Opaque
- Treatment
- Untreated
- Origin
- Bulgaria
- Hardness
- 6.5-7
Natural Sugar Quartz Cluster 1079g
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A large, irregular mass built from rounded lobes and knobs, every surface covered in bright white sugar quartz. The crust is thick and evenly grown, fine enough to give the whole piece a soft granular texture, and it takes on a faint blue-grey shading in the deeper hollows where the chalcedony underneath shows through. The outline is open and branching rather than blocky, with several arms and recesses that give the piece shadow and depth from any angle.
The lobed shape comes from the chalcedony core, which grew outward in rounded layers before the quartz crystallized across it. The two together are what the trade calls sugar quartz. This one is from the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria. Untreated. Hardness is 6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale, so it is durable, and at 149mm and 1079g it has the size for a main shelf position.
Natural sugar quartz cluster, Bulgaria, single piece.
We ship worldwide from Sofia, Bulgaria. Every order is packed in a protective box with bubble wrap. Orders within Bulgaria are dispatched within 1-2 business days and international orders within 2-3 business days. Free shipping is applied automatically at checkout, and the threshold applies to the order value after any discounts.
Delivery within Bulgaria
- Delivered by Speedy, Econt or Box Now, to a courier office, a locker or your address.
- Fixed prices: Box Now locker €1.60 (free on orders from €25), Speedy office €3.20, Econt office or locker €4.00, Speedy to your address €4.50.
- Free shipping on orders over €50, with any courier and at any weight.
- Cash on delivery is available.
- Delivery normally takes 1-2 business days after dispatch.
- DelicateThe tiny druzy crystals can snap off when rubbed. Dust with a soft brush or air blower, and lift the piece by its base.
- Hardness
- 6.5-7
- Cleavage
- None
- Durability
- Good
- Soapy water
- Avoid
- Ultrasonic
- Avoid
- Steam
- Avoid
About quartz
Quartz is 7 on the Mohs scale with no cleavage. It is hard, but crystal points and edges can chip when knocked.
Cleaning
Do not wash it. Dust it with a soft, dry brush or an air blower, and keep it dry. Skip ultrasonic and steam cleaners: they can crack the crystals.
Wear and storage
Store it padded and apart from other specimens, so its edges and faces do not chip or scratch. Lift it by its base or matrix, not by the crystals.
Scale
True to scale: 149 × 143 × 75 mm
Shown next to a €1 coin (23.25 mm) in the exact ratio, so you can picture the real size. The outline is approximate.
