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Jacinto De Compostela

Red, to a Red Orange colored quartz named after pilgrims traveling to Santiago de Compostela, who carried it from other parts of Spain and used it as a kind of talisman, although the mineral does NOT occur in Santiago de Compostela itself.
It used to be thought that "Jacinto"-type quartzes were colored by hematite, but it has been determined that the color is dominantly due to clay mineral inclusions.
Locality
Spain

Streak
White
Hardness
Formula
7
SiO2
Habit
Varies
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