Blood Quartz 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Natural This dye was said to

This dye was said to create Michelangelo’s favorite shade of blue

Shungite has been used as a folk medical treatment since the early 18th century

In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue

The Ruby inclusions in this stone are pink to reddish purple to dark purple

the second-hardest mineral next to diamond

Blood Quartz 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Natural This dye was said toBlood 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 stone. Quartz has been highly valued by virtually every civilization throughout history, often used in healing and meditation and as religious objects in funerary rites and to dispel evil.