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Smoky Quartz Pendants
The color of smoky quartz is variable from brown to black and
sometimes smoky
gray colored specimens are included as smoky quartz. The cause of the color of
smoky quartz is in question but it is almost certainly related to the amount of
exposure to radiation that the stone has undergone. Natural smoky quartz often
occurs in granitic rocks which have a small but persistent amount of
radioactivity. Most smoky quartz that makes its way to rock shops and to some
gem cutters has been artificially irradiated to produce a dark black color. Natural smoky quartz comes from many sources around the world. A few of the
more noteworthy locations include Brazil, the worlds largest supplier; Pikes
Peak area of Colorado, USA, and the Swiss
Alps, which has produced many tons of fine specimens.
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Wonderful smokey crystal that measures 6x27 and is mounted in a pure sterling silver setting that I custom made for
this stone. The natural surfaces of this crystal were so fantastic that I didn't polish this gem except for the top end!
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Petite 4x13 smokey quartz crystal with non-polished natural surfaces capped with a pure sterling silver hand-made mounting.
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Beautiful non-polished smokey quartz crystal approx. 27 mm long (about 1") capped in sterling silver.
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Very petite, light smokey quartz crystal approx. 8 mm long and capped with sterling silver.
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