Smoky Quartz 6mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch Pink Emerald This banded strand of chips

This banded strand of chips features Amethyst

though it is referenced as a highly revered stone in much older Inuit tribal legends

and due to its unique composition

Cubic Zirconia can be truly colorless

Gamma ray irradiation

Smoky Quartz 6mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch Pink Emerald This banded strand of chipsSmoky 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.