I have found a new love!!! Drusy quartz!!! It is mesmerizing with it's glitter and sparkle factor. Each pendant is unique, and a one-of-a-kind example of Mother Earth's imagination and creativity.
Drusy is found on the inside of quartz geodes, and only a fraction of the geodes have the fine, uniform crystal formation required for this type of jewel. Each of the hundred of crystals that comprise each pendant, are six-sided, and so they sparkle and glitter with each movement. Most of the drusies are treated in some form or another to enhance the look of the crystals, as are 95% of all gemstones. They are either dyed, heated, or treated with a vapor deposition enhancement. All treatments are permanent. I hope that you enjoy these drusies as much as I enjoy presenting them to you.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Banded Agate
This group of pendants are really striking. Agate, as a group of stones, are found in geode form, where the crystal formation on the inside of the agate could be crystal quartz, amethyst, smoky quartz, or drusy. They are a type of fine quartz crystals that grow in a layered, banded way. The geodes are layered with bands of agate, then if the cavity is open, it could have crystals of the aformentioned type. The agates in their natural state, are usually gray with hints of blue, but agate can be found in all colors. Most agate used for jewelry have been dyed to enhance color, and highlight the bands. Agates can be almost transparent, to opaque, and if you have ever cracked open a geode, then you have seen agate in it's natural state.
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