Smoky Quartz 6mm Round Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch botswana Many of the earliest gem

Many of the earliest gem traders did not realize that these yellowish stones were actually different materials

Known in antiquity as the Speaker’s Stone

Apatite has been labeled the “deceitful stone” due to its close resemblance to other much more valuable gems

Blood Quartz is a clear to milky-white silicon dioxide mineral

The color of Smoky Quartz is due to natural irradiation and traces of aluminum within the cryst

Smoky Quartz 6mm Round Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch botswana Many of the earliest gemSmoky 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.