Girasol Quartz

Girasol quartz , also called opalescent girasol quartz or simply girasol , is a variety of quartz known for its milky, slightly opalescent appearance.

🔍 General characteristics

  • Mineral family: Quartz (silicon dioxide - SiO₂)

  • Color: Milky white to translucent, with an opalescent, sometimes bluish reflection

  • Transparency: Translucent to semi-transparent

  • Hardness (Mohs scale): 7

  • Crystal system: Rhombohedral (trigonal)

  • Main deposits: Brazil, Madagascar, India, United States

🌟 Appearance

Sunflower is distinguished by a soft, luminous visual effect , often described as an internal glow or a milky "glow." This luminescence is caused by microscopic inclusions in the crystal (often bubbles or particles), which scatter the light.

Not to be confused with:

  • girasol opal , which is an opal (different chemical structure) with similar effects,

  • or milky quartz or snow quartz , which is more opaque and without any notable luminous effect.

🔮 Virtues in lithotherapy

In the field of lithotherapy, girasol quartz is associated with gentle and soothing properties:

  • Emotional: Calms emotions, promotes mental clarity and intuitive decision making.

  • Spirituality: Amplifies gentle energy, stimulates meditation and connection to one's inner self.

  • Sleep: Said to be beneficial for improving sleep and dispelling nightmares.

  • Energy: Would act as an energy "amplifier" while remaining more subtle than clear quartz.

💎 Use

  • In jewelry (pendants, bracelets, pearls)

  • In tumbled stones for meditation or energy healing

  • As decoration or raw crystals in living spaces

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Girasol is a variety of hyaline quartz with a milky background. It is also known as snow quartz. The etymology of its name comes from the Latin “gyrare” meaning “to turn” and “sol” meaning “sun”. In fact, blue and red reflections seem to come out of this stone when it is rotated in the sun.

In fact, the shine of girasol is due to the presence of aluminum contained in transparent quartz. Girasol is a semi-transparent stone, milky white sometimes mixed with blue and yellow reflections. This stone resembles opal, while having a higher hardness. Indeed, girasol has a hardness of 5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale.

This particular color is due to its crystallization which took place at low temperature, which made it possible to retain micro-inclusions of siliceous fluids. When quartz is too translucent, it is difficult to classify. Indeed, it can belong to both the rock crystal or weakly colored milky quartz category.