Strawberry Quartz Faceted Banded 3mm Round - 15-16 inch R1520 producing the effect of the

producing the effect of the stone seeming to shine from within

Famous malachite mines in the Ural mountains of Russia once produced 20 to ton blocks of the stone

It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at times valued as highly as Diamond

Usually found near copper deposits

It occurs with wave-like bands of charcoal gray

Strawberry Quartz Faceted Banded 3mm Round - 15-16 inch R1520 producing the effect of theStrawberry Quartz is a translucent, milky to pink silicon dioxide mineral. Its needle to like inclusions of hematite are iridescent red. Quartz has been highly valued by virtually every civilization throughout history, often used in healing and meditation and as religious objects in funerary rites and to dispel evil.