Black Rutilated Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Focals Discovered in 1910 on the

Discovered in 1910 on the west coast of Tasmania

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Black Rutilated Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Focals Discovered in 1910 on theRutilated 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