Prase Quartz: Properties, Formation, Uses - Geology Science Prase quartz is a variety of quartz that is typically green in color, often owing its hue to the presence of amphibole inclusions or other mineral impurities It has a unique and vibrant green shade that distinguishes it from other quartz varieties such as amethyst, citrine, or rose quartz
prase - Wiktionary, the free dictionary prase (countable and uncountable, plural prases) ( mineralogy ) A variety of cryptocrystalline of a green colour ( mineralogy ) A variety of chalcedony , with a green color due to inclusions of actinolite or other iron -bearing minerals
Prase - Quartz Page "Prase" is a light to dark green macrocrystalline quartz variety Originally, the term prase was more often used for massive macrocrystalline, sometimes microcrystalline, but rarely for well crystalline forms, but the recent availability of crystals from certain locations sold under that name has led to a shift in terminology