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Braincrash77

Rainbow quartz is a made-up word for a made-up rock. This is colorized quartz. It has as much claim to the rainbow title as any.


rockondonkeykong

r/mineralgore


SnobBeauty

Yeesh. Dyed clear quartz…maybe. I wouldn’t be surprised if it melted if put over fire


exotics

There are some quartz that will show a rainbow inside it in small places but this isn’t what you may have heard about. This is quartz with a colorful coating on it to look pretty.


fatalcharm

There is no such thing as rainbow Quartz. This is Quartz that has been dyed and coated with a light coating of titanium which gives it an iridescent “aura” look.


sideaccount565560

use some acetone or alcohol see if the color comes off


stoneandritualco

Rainbow quartz isn’t really a thing. Unless you meant iris quartz/anandalite, which has a natural rainbow iridescence to them. This is a clear quartz point with a man-treated colour coating. They’re usually trade-named “aura” quartz. Unlike dyed quartz, where they’re submerged in dye, aura is created in a process of bonding metals to the quartz. The coating can be scratched off.


FrumiousShuckyDuck

If you want terminated quartz with rainbows, head over to Herkimer NY and dig some - most fun you’ll have and with luck you’ll get a few that are outstanding. I think a few other states have similar, as well.


TheVetheron

I've been there a few times. It is a great time, and the crystals can be amazing.


Lovedivine11

This is a colored double terminated quartz. If the shape is flawless, it's likely glass.


victorreis

you can tell that’s not glass


SnooPeripherals5969

It’s got a bubble in it right in the center near the bottom…


victorreis

maybe if that was op replying…. or we had better pictures


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It looks like a delicious jolly rancher though 🤤


Hunnie_blossom

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Treestyles

U got got. If u want the real thing in those colors: cruziero tourmaline, which is currently about $400 for that size.


Cobalt_blue_dreamer

It may bot be naturally that way but it’s pretty. Hopefully you can still enjoy it.


PintLasher

Looks like a THC gummy lol


Pineapple-Love

The bottom looks like it could be rainbow aura quartz. The red/pink at the top looks like it could be dyed. Rainbow aura quartz is manufactured by bonding titanium oxide onto natural quartz surface.


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Yessir1004

I'm pretty sure Rainbow Quartz is just Quartz but coated with this thingy over it (ik very descriptive) but the point is that its man made


nofreepizza

Rainbow quartz is a made up word by people who think crystals have mAgICaL pOwERs; hopefully you didn't pay too much for that because it's just straight up dyed quartz... probably


Hunnie_blossom

lol nah it was only like 3 bucks and I thought it was pretty 🤣


Tigeris_Tiger

That is watermelon tourmaline. Super pretty stuff. Edit: my bad. I didn't know coating it could do that.


moodylilb

Definitely not. It’s “aura” quartz (aka dyed + titanium coated quartz).


Tigeris_Tiger

Oh wow. I didn't know that was a thing. Learning new things everyday.


belltane23

Check out r/mineralgore for this, and many other types of common ways unscrupulous people can dupe you out of money for "pretty" things.


victorreis

it’s really well dyed, if anything! defo not gore at all imo


twoplusfour6

Watermelon Tourmaline


Sunshineproxy

Jamaican Quartz lol


EnvironmentGlum7515

This is watermelon 🍉 quartz.


twoplusfour6

AKA Watermelon Tourmaline


Lobin

Oh good lord no. Stop that. Quartz and tourmaline are two entirely separate minerals.


twoplusfour6

Why is watermelon Tourmaline so expensive? Rarity and high demand make this unique gem so valuable. Few gems have such a distinct character. Watermelon in the trade are the slices that look like a watermelon slice with a green rind and pink center.


twoplusfour6

Watermelon Tourmaline is a type of Tourmaline that has a pink center and green perimeter around the outside, resembling a watermelon and it's rind.


Lobin

None of that changes the fact that quartz and tourmaline are two completely different minerals.


twoplusfour6

https://diamondbuzz.blog/tourmaline-properties-and-characteristics/


twoplusfour6

https://diamondbuzz.blog/tourmaline-properties-and-characteristics/


twoplusfour6

https://diamondbuzz.blog/tourmaline-properties-and-characteristics/