Smoky Quartz 6mm Round - 15-16 InchSmoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz. It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish to gray crystal. The color of Smoky Quartz is due to natural irradiation and traces of aluminum within the crystal lattice of the stone. Smoky Quartz it the national gem of Scotland, where it was mined since around 300 BCE.

It was used in the Egyptian Book of the Dead

The most highly regarded colors are the reds and pinks

also known as the Stone Age

but is prized

Tourmaline has often been confused with other stones

each specimen will vary in size and shape

Apatite can exhibit chatoyancy — an uncommon optical phenomenon in some stones that resembles the light reflection of a cat’s eye

ochre browns and deep greens

On cut or polished stones

sometimes with inclusions of Black Tourmaline

Carnelian crystal is here to fill us full of courage and to help us attract all the delights of love and life we so deserve

When it is placed in a room