[Jewelry making - Article 00026] - [Orchid] [Again] Cherry Quartz

[Doug Dreyfus]

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    A friend of mine was at the recent GLW show in Franklin, North
    Carolina, and during a discussion with one of the vendors there was
    told that the stone now being sold / promoted as "Cherry Quartz" is
    in fact some kind of treated glass; any of you have an knowledge one
    way or another on this? I know a lot more about stones than the
    average Joe on the street, but I'm far from an expert. I know that a
    lot of the stones I buy are treated or enhanced in some way, but
    typically (except maybe some amethyst and citrine) they're still
    naturally the same stone that I'm buying--they've just been
    "improved". However, I must admit I wasn't familiar with cherry
    quartz up until 6 months ago, so perhaps there's some validity in
    what this person said. 

Thanks in advance for any replys!  Doug



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