Black Rutilated Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Shape_Baroque LH also known as the Stone

also known as the Stone Age

Its soft chatoyancy is reminscent of the moon's light

rainbow effect of light refracting off of the air bubbles inside of the stone

but also for industrial purposes from watch gears and scientific instruments to sandpaper and other abrasives

It is believed to aid in decision making

Black Rutilated Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Shape_Baroque LH also known as the StoneRutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle like inclusions of Rutile. These needles usually appear golden, but can also appear silver, red, copper, or black and can be distributed randomly or in bundles or star like formations. Rutile is the mineral name for natural crystals of titanium dioxide, which may contain iron oxide. When the level of iron oxide is high, the inclusions appear more golden or copper, when it is low, they