Smoky Quartz 6mm Round Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch botswana Each strand reflects the unique

Each strand reflects the unique mineral composition of the region

Hematite is black to steel-gray or silver-gray

Many of the earliest gem traders did not realize that these yellowish stones were actually different materials

Blood Quartz is a clear to milky-white silicon dioxide mineral

Known in antiquity as the Speaker’s Stone

Smoky Quartz 6mm Round Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch botswana Each strand reflects the uniqueSmoky 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.