Quartz crystal with Hematite in Zeolite, India

Collector's rarity-natural quartz crystal with Hematite inclusions in Zeolite!
Dimensions - 41*26*18 mm. 12 grams.
Origin - India.

Zeolites are a whole group of minerals that have similar characteristics. These minerals are special in that they can release water and then reabsorb it. It all depends on the level of humidity and temperature. They can also carry out the isolation and subsequent absorption of a variety of substances. This group includes a huge number of minerals — 40 types of zeolites.

A unique feature of zeolites is the ability to absorb and return water at the specified temperature and humidity parameters. This is possible thanks to the open frame-cavity structure. In modern industry, this group of minerals is widely used in filtering water and solutions, zeolites are indispensable in eliminating the consequences of oil spills. Due to their ability to exchange ions, minerals absorb a thin oil film and hold it in their structure like a storage chamber.
Zeolites act as molecular sieves, ion exchangers, and adsorbents.
Hematite - a mineral, iron oxide, hematite group, dimorphic with maghemite. Hematite is also often called its varieties: specularite (iron luster), red glass head, martite-pseudomorphosis of hematite by magnetite.