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Description
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Rutilated quartz cab ~
Offered here is a fancy cabochon of rutilated quartz, from Brazil, some of the best I've ever had to work with. It features beautifully flashy needles of bright golden rutile scattered like jackstraws. The quality I like best about it is this stone's remarkable depth, created by the layers of rutile, bunched up, single, and one atop the other, criss-crossing every which way. The water clear quartz has but a few small areas of 'fairy frost' inclusions so it really shows off, and even amplifies, this stone's many needles, as does the high polish and black background. (Sorry about that, but my camera wouldn't cooperate when I tried photographing the cab on light gray...) Oddly enough, there seems to be a few teensy tiny bubbles within the quartz that are kind of neat. And you should see how dazzling the rutile looks in direct sunlight, just like threads of spun gold! It has a beautifully rounded dome of 5mm, a designer 'paisley' shape, and a slick, glassy polish front and back.
Size: 50x21mm
Weight: approximately 36 carats
Price: SOLD Current gemstones for sale 
 rutilated quartz
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