Vintage Hallmarked Silver Rutilated Chocolate Quartz Brooch (2.6cm x 2cm)

Vintage Little Rare Hallmarked 1990 Silver Rutilated Chocolate Quartz Brooch with Decorative Border.

The crystal is like Dark Chocolate, but if you look deeper you can see layers and fibres like a moths wing.

Measurements 2.6cm x 2.cm

Pin and fastener in excellent condition..
Very good condition - there is a mother nature ridge in the center of the gemstone which is smooth & polished.

Rutilated Chocolate Quartz, is a very special crystal & quite a rare. This truly captivating specimen possesses numerous remarkable features. The most unusual of which is multiple parallel striations, so close together as to cause a gold thread effect on the surface of this chocolate brown crystal. Chatoyancy in gemstones is almost always caused by internal inclusions of Rutile, so for this same phenomenon to arise from the particulars of the crystal formation. Rutile is a major ore of titanium, which is a metal used for high tech alloys. It often forms needle-like crystal inclusions inside quartz. This form of quartz is known as rutilated quartz and it looks like small bars of imbedded gold.

Spiritual Meaning: It is a grounding stone that provides a very effective protective energy.

Conditiion: very good.

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