A plate of clear quartz flaunts etherial orbs of Gilalite. This material is called "paraiba in quartz" though the inclusions are actually Gilalite. Both Paraiba tourmaline and Gilalite are colored by traces of the element copper and both are found in the same region though Gilalite is less common.
"K2 jasper" is an unusual material distinguished by orbs of bright blue azurite along with black flakes of biotite and random stains of malachite. Not a jasper at all, this white granite is found at the base of the second highest mountain in the world - "K2", or "Mount Godwin Austen" in Pakistan.

"Paraiba in quartz" and K2 jasper

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