Red Hematoid Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch 10-18mm It takes its name from

It takes its name from Mooka Creek

the third to hardest common natural gemstone

The presence of Manganese within the stone produces the purple hue

Ethiopian Opal was first discovered in Ethiopia in 1994

have been used for yellowish gemstones for at least two thousand years

Red Hematoid Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch 10-18mm It takes its name fromHematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite. The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stones color, which can be yellow, orange, golden brown and red. 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.