Smoky Quartz 10x14mm Barrel - Large Hole Beads North American Mined Stones transforming from deep black in

transforming from deep black in the freezer to a stunning spectrum of colors as you wear them

is desired by some collectors as proof of a natural stone

pink and golden mottling and spots within the primarily black stone

this gemstone in its polished state looks like what it would be like to capture smoke in a stone -- bottomless black mixed with white wisps

Smoky Quartz 10x14mm Barrel - Large Hole Beads North American Mined Stones transforming from deep black inSmoky 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.