![[Hyaline pic.png|250]] **Hyaline** was a milky or white form of [quartz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:quartz "wikipedia:en:quartz") and was usually cut as plates for inlays or cut [cabochon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cabochon "wikipedia:cabochon") and mounted in a [silver](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Silver "Silver") setting. ## Description The milkiness of these [ornamental stones](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ornamental_stones "Ornamental stones") was caused by tiny droplets of water or carbon dioxide trapped in the crystals. Some specimens contained flecks of gold. A typical stone had a base value of 10 gp-25gp ## Powers Hyaline was sensitive to [magic](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Magic "Magic") and would give off a blue glow whenever magic was activated, triggered, cast, or passed within 20 feet (6.1 meters) of a hyaline gem