Quartz Gemstone Beads
Quartz, a key player in the world of gemstones, is celebrated for its wide range of varieties and its durability. Known scientifically as silicon dioxide, this mineral is characterized by its crystalline structure which can manifest in different forms such as Amethyst, Rose Quartz, and Citrine. Each variant boasts unique colors and patterns but shares a common hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale, making it resistant to scratches and daily wear.
Facts: The history of Quartz is as rich and multifaceted as the stone itself. It has been used in carvings, tools, and jewelry for thousands of years across various cultures. In ancient times, Quartz was believed to be water frozen so hard it would never thaw. From the mystic carvings of the ancient Egyptians to the revered crystal balls of medieval fortune-tellers, Quartz has captured the human imagination through the ages, reflecting our ancestors' beliefs and artistic expressions.
Metaphysical / Holistic: Quartz channels energies that may enhance clarity and improve concentration. Often associated with dispelling negativity, these beads are ideal for crafting jewelry that doesn't just accessorize but also uplifts and balances the spirit.
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LIGHT Peach Crystal Quartz 6x16-8x38mm Points 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsHematoid Quartz 20-40mm Specimen - DS ROCK SHOP
Perfect for gift giving or keeping for yourself, these gemstone specimens come conveniently packed in a clear plastic terrarium that serves as prot...
View full detailsGreen Strawberry Quartz 6mm Faceted Drop - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
Strawberry Quartz is a translucent, milky to pink silicon dioxide mineral. Its needle to like inclusions of hematite are iridescent red. Quartz has...
View full detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 6mm Bicone - 15-16 Inch
Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
View full detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch
Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
View full detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 6x8mm Tri Cut Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch - CLEARANCE
Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
View full detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch
Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
View full detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 4mm Lantern - 15-16 Inch
Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
View full detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 14-16x28mm Nugget Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
View full detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 12mm Round - 15-16 Inch
Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
View full detailsGreen Lodalite Quartz 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
Green Lodolite is Quartz with inclusions of sand. These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens....
View full detailsGolden Blood Quartz Natural 6mm Tear Drop Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Golden Blood Quartz is a clear to milky to white silicon dioxide mineral. Its inclusions of golden tones to rust to red are due to traces of hemati...
View full detailsGolden Blood Quartz 10mm Round Grade A - 15-16 inch
Everything you loved about Blood Quartz is magnified in the A-Grade version of the material. The quality and transparency of the Quartz almost make...
View full detailsGold Rutilated Quartz 5X7mm-8X10mm Rough Nugget - 15-16 inch - CLEARANCE
Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle to like inclusions of Rutile. These “needles” usually appear golden, but can also ...
View full detailsGold Rutilated Quartz 2mm Faceted Cube - 15-16 Inch
Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle to like inclusions of Rutile. These “needles” usually appear golden, but can also ...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz Point Gold Tone Plated Pendant 30-35mm
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 8x10-12x14mm Faceted Nugget - 15-16 Inch
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 8mm Round Faceted - 15-16 inch
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 8mm Round 14-15 Inch
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 6mm Round 14-15 Inch
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 6mm Round - Large Hole Beads
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 30-60mm Specimen - Limited Editions
Perfect for gift giving or keeping for yourself, these gemstone specimens come conveniently packed in a clear plastic terrarium that serves as prot...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 20-40mm Specimen - Limited Editions
Perfect for gift giving or keeping for yourself, these gemstone specimens come conveniently packed in a clear plastic terrarium that serves as prot...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 13x20-20x28 Rounded Rough Collar
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 12mm Round - 15-16 Inch
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCrystal Quartz 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz. It is a crystalline form of Quartz said to have many divine properties includin...
View full detailsCherry Quartz 8mm Round 8-Inch
Cherry Quartz is a manmade mixture of clear glass with swirls and flecks of deep pink. To create Cherry Quartz, glass is melted in a furnace and th...
View full detailsCherry Quartz 8mm Faceted Rondelle Large Hole 8-Inch - CLEARANCE
Cherry Quartz is a manmade mixture of clear glass with swirls and flecks of deep pink. To create Cherry Quartz, glass is melted in a furnace and th...
View full detailsCherry Quartz 6mm Round - 8-Inch
Cherry Quartz is a manmade mixture of clear glass with swirls and flecks of deep pink. To create Cherry Quartz, glass is melted in a furnace and th...
View full detailsCherry Quartz 4mm Round 8-Inch
Cherry Quartz is a manmade mixture of clear glass with swirls and flecks of deep pink. To create Cherry Quartz, glass is melted in a furnace and th...
View full detailsCherry Quartz 10x20 Double Drill 8-Inch
Cherry Quartz is a manmade mixture of clear glass with swirls and flecks of deep pink. To create Cherry Quartz, glass is melted in a furnace and th...
View full detailsCherry Quartz 10x14 Oval 8-Inch
Cherry Quartz is a manmade mixture of clear glass with swirls and flecks of deep pink. To create Cherry Quartz, glass is melted in a furnace and th...
View full detailsCherry Quartz 10mm Round - 8-Inch - CLEARANCE
Cherry Quartz is a manmade mixture of clear glass with swirls and flecks of deep pink. To create Cherry Quartz, glass is melted in a furnace and th...
View full detailsBlueberry Quartz 8mm Round Faceted (Synthetic) - Large Hole Beads - CLEARANCE
Treated quartz that results in a unique blue color.
Blueberry Quartz 8mm Round (Synthetic) - Large Hole Beads - CLEARANCE
Treated quartz that results in a unique blue color.
Sky Blue Marbled Quartz 8mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads
Marbeled or Mosaic Quartz is a composite stone made with a combination of dyed quartz and bronzite stone remnants from the cutting process mixed wi...
View full detailsSky Blue Marbled Quartz 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads
Marbeled or Mosaic Quartz is a composite stone made with a combination of dyed quartz and bronzite stone remnants from the cutting process mixed wi...
View full detailsSky Blue Marbled Quartz 6mm Round - Large Hole Beads
Marbeled or Mosaic Quartz is a composite stone made with a combination of dyed quartz and bronzite stone remnants from the cutting process mixed wi...
View full detailsBlood Quartz 8mm Round Grade A 15-16 Inch
Everything you loved about Blood Quartz is magnified in the A-Grade version of the material. The quality and transparency of the Quartz almost make...
View full detailsBlood Quartz 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch
Blood Quartz is a clear to milky-white silicon dioxide mineral. Its inclusions of red, orange and rust are due to traces of hematite within the sto...
View full detailsBlood Quartz 2mm Banded Faceted Cube 15-16 Inch
Blood Quartz is a clear to milky to white silicon dioxide mineral. Its inclusions of red, orange and rust are due to traces of hematite within the ...
View full detailsBlood Quartz 10mm Round Grade A 15-16 Inch
Everything you loved about Blood Quartz is magnified in the A-Grade version of the material. The quality and transparency of the Quartz almost make...
View full detailsBlack Tourmalinated Quartz 8mm Round 15-16 Inch
Tourmaline naturally occurs in a full color spectrum and is used as both a trade name and as a gemological name for a group of minerals of varying ...
View full detailsBlack Tourmalinated Quartz 6mm Round 15-16 Inch
Tourmaline naturally occurs in a full color spectrum and is used as both a trade name and as a gemological name for a group of minerals of varying ...
View full detailsBlack Tourmalinated Quartz 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch
Tourmaline naturally occurs in a full color spectrum and is used as both a trade name and as a gemological name for a group of minerals of varying ...
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Frequently asked questions
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Is amethyst the same thing as quartz?
Yes. Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz — same chemistry (silicon dioxide), same Mohs 7 hardness, same crystal structure. The trace iron in the rough plus natural underground radiation produces the purple color. Citrine, rose, smoky, clear/rock crystal, ametrine, rutilated, and dozens of other named "stones" are all members of the quartz family. -
What's the difference between crystal quartz, clear quartz, and rock crystal?
They're three names for the same thing — colorless transparent quartz. The conventional bead-trade name is "Crystal Quartz" or "Rock Crystal." -
Is smoky quartz natural?
The brown-to-black color of smoky quartz is produced by gamma radiation acting on aluminum-bearing clear quartz. That radiation occurs naturally underground — but slowly. Most commercial smoky quartz on the bead market is clear quartz that was irradiated artificially in a lab to speed up the same process. The result is chemically identical to natural smoky quartz; irradiation, when known and disclosed by the supplier — ask before buying if treatment isn't specified. -
Is most "citrine" actually heat-treated amethyst?
Yes — by some industry estimates, around 90% of commercial citrine is heat-treated amethyst. Natural citrine is pale honey or champagne-colored; the bright orange "Madeira" tones most designers picture when they hear "citrine" are almost always the heat-treated product. Treatment status (natural vs. heat-treated amethyst) should be disclosed — ask if a strand doesn't specify. -
Is "green amethyst" a real stone?
The green stone marketed as "green amethyst" is prasiolite — heat-treated amethyst that turned green rather than yellow under controlled heat. The FTC does not consider "green amethyst" an acceptable trade name. Use "prasiolite" if accuracy matters.