Lodolite

Trade name for quartz with mineral inclusions of the chlorite group. According to the type of chlorite, the very attractive inclusions appear in various colours like green, brown, orange, white, pink, or purple.

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Origin of name: the literal translation means "mud stone" from Spanish lodo = mud, sludge. We are not sure, whether this refers to the location, or to the visual appearance of the inclusions.

Location: Minas Gerais, Brazil

Handling: quartz is sensitive to heat. Be careful during soldering.
Sensitive to hydrofluoric acid only.
Quartz has no or only very weak cleavage and thus is unproblematic during setting.





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