[Jewelry making - Article 00724] - Re: [Orchid] "Cherry Quartz" beads

[Kathy Johnson]

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    At one of the GL&W shows that was held here a few months ago, one of
    the bead vendors had something called "cherry quartz". I'm not a
    gemologist, but it appeared to me to be dyed opaque crystalline (or
    fractured) white quartz. Some of the beads were solid red, but many
    of the beads faded across the bead from red to either pink or white.
    They looked like crushed ice that's had red syrup poured over, and
    left to sit until the syrup all settled to one side. Pretty, but
    overpriced for the appearance. Seems that a 16" strand of 4mm round,
    beads was something like $15, and prices went up from there. It
    didn't look like glass, but then again I didn't look at it under
    magnification. 

--Kathy Johnson
Feathered Gems Pet Motif Jewelry
http://www.featheredgems.com


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