West Texas Quartz Crystals Purse 21" Necklace

21" Necklace

a chatoyant gemstone known for its silky band of reflected light caused by parallel mineral fibers within the stone

Good for someone who wants a simple everyday chain with a bit of sparkle built into the metalwork itself

the stone's natural color carries the entire design without added stones

West Texas Quartz Crystals Purse 21" NecklaceQuartz, Not Glass Quartz forms as silica rich fluid cools slowly underground, allowing atoms to lock into a six sided crystal structure the same basic mineral behind sand, but grown clear and faceted under the right pressure and time. This specimen was sourced from the Alpine, Texas area, where quartz turns up in both igneous and sedimentary rock. Left uncut and unpolished, the raw crystal points show their natural growth pattern rather than a shaped,