Rutilated Quartz
Many years ago; even before I began to work with stone - I purchased a ring from a friend (Catherine) of a friend (Maya) who worked with silver and cabachons - The stone was rutilated quartz - clear quartz festooned with thin golden rutile crystals.(Shown below)
As it was prior to my "now" love affair with stone I had not taken time to read it's story in depth. Nor did I yet know the words I often say to others that a stone chooses it's owner not vice versa.
Recently - just last weekend I went on a course with strangers to learn about "Ancestors" put on by a German Shaman and Jeweler - Maria Kaluza. During the weekend of interesting ideas and information I chose to purchase a Brazillian Rutilated Quartz ring made by Maria(shown below) - called appropriately the Sun & the Moon.
You can see the roped crystals are not delicate thin strands but bold flashing ropes. I had actually admired this type of stone earlier in the year and had decided my work was perhaps still to Rustic to do it justice.
Of course now I needed to research the stone - Got to the point of gleaning the web for a piece I could afford to make a pendant. Found just what I wanted at: ( continued next note . . .)
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