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AM23 227 Prasiolite
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altermaven
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ALTERMAVEN                        2023-09-30 22:21
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WHAT'S THIS, ANOTHER QUARTZ VARIANT? PRASIOLITE IS KNOWN AS "GREEN QUARTZ", BUT IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS GREEN AMETHYST OR VERMARINE. HOWEVER, PRASIOLITE IS RARE, AND THE ONLY PLACE IT CAN BE FOUND TODAY IS WITHIN A COMMERCIAL MINE IN BRAZIL.  
  
NORMALLY A VERY LIGHT TRANSLUCENT GREEN, IT CAN BE DARKENED THROUGH ARTIFICIAL TREATMENT. HOWEVER, THE MORE IMPURE THE MINERAL GETS, THE LOWER THE OVERALL HARDNESS -- WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT IMPURITIES, PRASIOLITE HAS A MOHS HARDNESS OF 7.