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Did you polish them or anything, or just leave them raw from nature?Yeah, it depends on the crystal size and color for quartz. I had several amethyst examples from Brazil, but the best amethyst are a deep purple color and come from Russia and places in Europe. I got some blue quartz that I found in the Blue Ridge mountains which is the best place to find that in the US according to my rock and mineral books.
I was just reading through this and was reminded of a small bag of rocks I'd brought back from my trip to Brazil about 15 years ago. I pulled them out and most looked to be quartz. Not really knowing anything about quartz I don't know what kinds they are.
I broke out my 405nm and aimed it on them and they glowed a pretty purple. But then sitting them on top of the laser really lit them up.