Black Rutilated Quartz 8mm Faceted Bicone - 15-16 Inch Pinwheel in 1906 by two children

in 1906 by two children who stumbled over a metal object stuck in the ground

one of the first known to man

Handy Zip-Pouch

It is considered a precious Opal

any color of the rainbow

Black Rutilated Quartz 8mm Faceted Bicone - 15-16 Inch Pinwheel in 1906 by two childrenRutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle like inclusions of Rutile. These needles usually appear golden, but can also appear silver, red, copper, or black and can be distributed randomly or in bundles or star like formations. Rutile is the mineral name for natural crystals of titanium dioxide, which may contain iron oxide. When the level of iron oxide is high, the inclusions appear more golden or copper, when it is low, they