Strand of irregular natural strawberry quartz beads about 38 cm long, containing approximately 56 beads measuring 4 to 6 mm. Polished free-form shapes in a raspberry pink scattered with coppery inclusions: no bead is identical to its neighbor.

Features:

• Stone: natural strawberry quartz
• Shape: polished irregular bead
• Size: about 4 to 6 mm
• Hole: 0.8 mm
• Thread length: about 38 cm
• Quantity: about 56 beads per strand
• Color: raspberry pink with coppery inclusions

The 0.8 mm hole accommodates a 0.60 to 0.65 mm nylon thread in a single pass, a 0.35 mm thread if the thread needs to pass through twice, and 0.5 mm elastic for a bracelet. The free-form shape creates a natural, organic look: ideal for a bracelet, a necklace worn as is, or loose pieces on studs and chain.

A little gemology: strawberry quartz is a natural quartz whose color does not come from the crystal itself, but from what it encloses: fine inclusions of iron oxides — hematite, lepidocrocite, or goethite — in flakes and needles, which give it this speckled raspberry pink and these coppery highlights. Each bead shows a different scattering of inclusions. Hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale, like all quartz: a sturdy stone for everyday wear. Main deposits: Brazil, Madagascar, Mexico, Kazakhstan.

100% natural product: as the beads are irregular by nature, the size, shape, shade, and number of beads vary from strand to strand. The dimensions and quantities are given as an indication.