Rainbow Rutilated Quartz 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch focal It is a very soft

It is a very soft stone typically found near copper deposits

giving it a similar appearance to Topaz

which can be found throughout South and Southeast Asia

Shears leave a clean

manganese and other metallic oxides captured during the forming of the rock

Rainbow Rutilated Quartz 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch focal It is a very softRutilated 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