Black Rutilated Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch faceted-shapes Madagascar Agate is highly regarded

Madagascar Agate is highly regarded as a Dream Stone

thought to be derived from trace amounts of titanium

Stone Type: Madagascar Agate

and because its hardness has made the stone perfect for beads and cabochons

they actually occur in almost every color

Black Rutilated Quartz 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch faceted-shapes Madagascar Agate is highly regardedRutilated 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