Quartz with fluid inclusions

Quartz with fluid inclusions

Rare Quartz specimens with fluid inclusions - these are commonly sold as enhydro Quartz.

What is a fluid inclusion? A small cavity filled with water or other liquid inside a stone or crystal piece. It may have a bubble or two, or some other material inside. In these pieces, the fluid inclusions are quite small, and only have a small amount of movement. Don't imagine a large bubble moving around, unfortunately.

This is different from an enhydro Quartz specimens - which are typically geodes with porous walls into which water may have seeped recently. Fluid inclusions are ancient.

They have had a line in permanent marker drawn around them to help you find the inclusion. Once you've located the bubble you can remove this line with any solvent - nail polisher remover, strong alcohol, etc.

The best way to view these inclusions is to place the crystal directly in front of a bright light source and move it around very slowly.

While these pieces are relatively clear, they can also be quite included - cloudy too. They are also sometimes dual terminated crystals.

Our current stock includes:

• Small (8-15MM) double terminated Quartz crystals with a single two phase inclusion - meaning liquid and solid. These do not have a bubble - they have a pocket of fluid with a piece of black material inside.