Beautiful pink-lithium tip with phantom 🌸 - 4.1cm, 37g

This extraordinary pink lithium tip captivates with its impressive clarity and the delicate, rosy lithium gently embedded in the quartz structure. The fascinating phantom inclusions tell the story of its slow growth over millions of years, making this piece a unique natural artwork.

🌍 Formation & Duration

Pink lithium quartz is a rare variety of the quartz group, which gains its gentle pink to violet color through the incorporation of lithium ions during the crystallization process. Over millions of years, transparent quartz crystals slowly form in hydrothermal rock cavities. Phantoms can form during this process – delicate growth structures visible inside the crystal that document its development in several growth phases.

Phantoms arise when suspended particles or mineral grains settle on the surface during crystal growth. Afterwards, crystallization continues and encloses these layers. This fascinating phenomenon makes each crystal unique and shows the complex, natural development over geological time spans.

📸 Photography & Color Effect

I photograph each crystal to the best of my knowledge and belief to represent the natural colors and details as realistically as possible. Nevertheless, colors may vary depending on the light source and viewing angle. Since this is a natural product, the tones sometimes appear more intense or softer in different light. Please note that slight color differences between photo and reality are possible.