Turgite over Quartz - Spain #8 Colour_Yellow This can happen naturally

This can happen naturally

getting its colour from Magnesium and Iron and named after a region in Sri Lanka

it has been photographed in direct sunlight

they were formed in incredibly ancient volcanic activity

Turgite over Quartz - Spain #8 Colour_Yellow This can happen naturallyThis iridescent Turgite coating over Quartz specimen is from the San Valentin Mine in Spain. You will receive the exact Turgite specimen shown in the pictures. Turgite is a trade name used nowadays to refer to Iridescent varieties of iron oxide minerals, most commonly Goethite or Hematite, that often coat other minerals such as Quartz. As it isn't a single, defined thing, it isn't classified as a mineral, and it's usage had changed over the years,