Gold Rutilated Quartz 5X7mm-8X10mm Rough Nugget - 15-16 inch - CLEARANCE Stone Type_Thulite Preservation is enabled by a

Preservation is enabled by a lack of oxygen

Originally discovered in the 1940’s and not introduced commercially until 1978

Truly appreciate how beautiful and unique these gemstones are before they go through the lapidary process

tranquility

reddish to browns

Gold Rutilated Quartz 5X7mm-8X10mm Rough Nugget - 15-16 inch - CLEARANCE Stone Type_Thulite Preservation is enabled by aRutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle to like inclusions of Rutile. These needles usually appear golden, but can also appear silver, red, copper, or black and can be distributed randomly or in bundles or star to like formations. Rutile is the mineral name for natural crystals of titanium dioxide, which may contain iron oxide. When the level of iron oxide is high, the inclusions appear more golden or copper, when it is low,