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Every rock in here has its own page. Some of them get carried away.

The fuchsite cone inside this quartz is a solid sheet of tiny mica plates, each one flat and facing a different direction. The ones you can see are angled to bounce light back at you. The rest send it somewhere else, which is why the green looks like it is floating with clear quartz behind it.
Lithorium is a one-person rock shop in San Jose, California, selling since 2025. I photograph the specimens and write their listings. Orders include a bonus rock and a handwritten story.