Tourmalated Quartz Green 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Lapis During the Renaissance

During the Renaissance

depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate

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

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

Sapphires are precious gemstones

Tourmalated Quartz Green 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch Lapis During the RenaissanceTourmalated Quartz is clear Quartz that has formed with Black Tourmaline. These needle to like black inclusions of Tourmaline are quite striking within the clear, colorless stone. It is believed that the melding of these two stones creates a powerful healing energy. 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.