Smoky Quartz 8mm Round Large Hole 8-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 cryst

**The strand pictured is banded but the strand you receive may not be banded

with a Mohs Hardness of 8

which is not Jasper but rather a combination of Feldspar and Quartz

calcium and aluminum with trace amounts of iron

This stone is found in the Himalayan mountains in India and is comprised of a hematite and iron shell fossil

all sapphires are considered stones of wisdom

Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cultures and civilizations throughout history

Originally discovered in the 1940’s and not introduced commercially until 1978

The name comes from the French word for lemon

creating veins and mottling that ranges in color from rust to black

as waters loosen and decompose the organic elements and replace them with silicate substances

and much of the black Onyx on the market has been artificially colored