Golden Sunstone Natural 12mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch 48hr_07092024 Rutilated Quartz is a silicon

Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle-like inclusions of Rutile

and Magtalisai

meaning it forms by replacing another mineral’s crystal structure atom by atom with its own crystal structure

a cryptocrystalline Quartz

the resulting rock is dark gray to deep black in color and riddled with pits and holes where air was trapped in the stone

Golden Sunstone Natural 12mm Round AA Grade - 15-16 Inch 48hr_07092024 Rutilated Quartz is a siliconSunstone, a variety of Feldspar, is aptly named for its shades of gold, orange, red and brown, as well as its iridescent sparkle. As the stone catches the light, inclusions of Goethite or Hematite refract the light between the layers of the crystal, producing the effect of the stone seeming to shine from within.