Stone: Cherry Quartz Color: Transparent salmon pink Approximate size & shape of
chips: 1/4" to 1/2"; thick, full, squared
50 Stone Chip Beads
For the jewelry-maker or beading enthusiast, here are 50 beads made of Cherry Quartz chips. Chips are the small leftovers from tumbled stones or shells, with holes drilled through them.
Mix them with other stone beads and metallic spacers for endless possibilities.
[Please allow for natural variations in the stones.]
"Fruit" Quartzes are nearly always made of glass. Colorant is added to hot liquid glass, swirled slightly, and then cooled and cut into gems like real Quartz. The one exception is Strawberry Quartz, which is another name for Red Rutilated Quartz. Otherwise, when you see Pineapple, Blueberry, Cherry, or other "fruit" Quartz, you can know it is actually colored glass.
