Rutilated Quartz 2mm Table Cut Cube Banded - 15-16 Inch turquoise Sardonyx is sometimes treated to

Sardonyx is sometimes treated to bring out its reddish tones

revered by ancient civilizations as a sacred stone of protection

When moving through the Earth’s atmosphere

in a variety of swirling and linear patterns

It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones that also includes Aquamarine

Rutilated Quartz 2mm Table Cut Cube Banded - 15-16 Inch turquoise Sardonyx is sometimes treated toRutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle 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 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, they