Tumbled Pebbles: Snow Quartz

Snow Quartz 

Snow Quartz is the metaphysical name given to clear quartz that is more opaque and white in appearance than the ‘clearer’ more highly valued quartz.  Clear Quartz also known as Rock Crystal ranges from white (opaque) to clear (transparent), and belongs to the rock crystal family of stones. All rock crystals are composed of SiO₂ They form according to a trigonal crystal structure, and have a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale.