Smoky Quartz 10x16mm Faceted Marquise Bead - 15-16 Inch 8-Inch Dakota Stones is offering 2

Dakota Stones is offering 2 looks in this recently discovered Peruvian Rhodochrosite deposit- A-Grade & Matrix

bright red

and handcrafted character to finished designs

Lepidocrocite forms when iron-containing substances rust underwater

creating a unique "marbled" look

Smoky Quartz 10x16mm Faceted Marquise Bead - 15-16 Inch 8-Inch Dakota Stones is offering 2Smoky 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.