Green Quartz Keychain

A wonderfully green raw chunk of quartz to take on the go! Green quartz, also known as prasiolite, vermarine or lime citrine, is a macrocrystalline variety of the mineral quartz and is a rare stone in nature. Natural green quartz is thought to be discovered in 1884 and is commonly known as "prasoilite," which is derived from two Greek words: prason, which means "leek," and lithos, which means "stone." Other names used for prasiolite are "praseolite" and "praziolite." Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in Earth's continental crust, after feldspar. Quartz is an igneous rock composed of oxygen and silicon atoms that crystallizes around magma or hydrothermal vents. It is the most abundant mineral on planet earth and can be found in the form of points, masses, grains, prisms, and even threaded. Quartz was first recorded in 300 B.C. by Theophrastus and was given the name kristallos. The origin comes from the word “ice” signifying the ancient belief that Quartz was encapsulated in ice