Blood Quartz 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Natural between Topaz (8) and Corundum

between Topaz (8) and Corundum (9)

Blue Chalcedony is a naturally occurring soft blue translucent stone

In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue

Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the world’s first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation

Blood Quartz 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Natural between Topaz (8) and CorundumBlood Quartz is a clear to milky white silicon dioxide mineral. Its inclusions of red, orange and rust are due to traces of hematite within the stone. 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.