Strawberry Quartz 8x10mm Faceted Rectangle A Grade - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Mixed Moonstone Many of the earliest gem

Many of the earliest gem traders did not realize that these yellowish stones were actually different materials

aluminum oxide and other metal oxides

Jewelry designers use them to determine the size of beads and gems

Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors

Strawberry Quartz 8x10mm Faceted Rectangle A Grade - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Mixed Moonstone Many of the earliest gemStrawberry Quartz is a translucent, milky to pink silicon dioxide mineral. Its needle to like inclusions of hematite are iridescent red. 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.