Quartz (''Mardi Gras'' Quartz)

Item Description

This is a fine and attractive gemstone consisting of two separate components Ordinarily this would only be a simple colorless Quartz "oval" cut gem were it not for the bright red, fibrous inclusions of Lepidocrocite and flat "disc"-like black inclusion of Hematite inside of it. Lepidocrocite and Hematite are both iron oxide which can form in slender, acicular or "needle-like", bright red crystals (typically as inclusions inside of quartz). This particular material is sometimes referred to as "Mardi Gras Quartz". The distinguishing factor for these stones that separates the good from the great is the color of the inclusions. Typically the inclusions are a brownish-red color and not a bright RED like the inclusions in this stone. If you're in the market for something unique and different, you won't be disappointed with this one!