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Hot Debate: Heat Treated Hematoid Quartz

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Hot Debate: Heat Treated Hematoid Quartz
Heat treating minerals isn’t exclusive to citrine or amethyst! Hematoid Quartz is commonly altered, learn the signs and how to avoid buying fakes

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Garden Quartz: Navigating the Stitch-Glued Secrets of the Mineral Market

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Garden Quartz: Navigating the Stitch-Glued Secrets of the Mineral Market
Overview of the current common practice of stitch gluing seeded Chlorite to Quartz. Learn what signs to look for, what specimens are most susceptible and how to avoid this mineral market scam that continues to improve with the technology around us.

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