Teardrop cut Rutilated Quartz with brilliantly glowing golden strands on an Argentium Silver frame. Hammered sterling silver paperclip links hold the frame centered and hangs on a carbon grey hand painted silk ribbon. Measures approx 20". Findings are sterling silver.
Rutilated quartz is a variety of quartz which contains acicular (needle-like) inclusions of rutile. It is used for gemstones. These inclusions mostly look golden, but they also can appear silver, copper red or black. The inclusions may be distributed randomly or in bundles, which sometimes are arranged star-like, and they can be sparse or dense enough to make the quartz body nearly opaque.
While otherwise inclusions often reduce the value of a crystal, rutilated quartz is valued for the quality of these inclusions. Every Rutilated Quartz is uniquely an original cut, nature produced these beauties to be cherished just the way they are. With this in mind,I designed this pendant completely freehand, honoring the art of Wabi-Sabi, embracing beauty that is imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete in nature.
