These earrings feature natural quartz stones suspended in a dangle style with sterling silver settings. Quartz is a common and versatile mineral, prized for its clarity and crystal structure.
Details:
- Mineral: Quartz (SiO₂)
- Setting: Sterling silver
- Style: Dangle earrings with polished quartz stones
- Appearance: Transparent or slightly milky stones with smooth, polished surfaces
- Formation: Quartz forms in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks through the crystallization of silica-rich fluids
- Physical Properties: Mohs hardness 7; vitreous luster; conchoidal fracture
- Educational Value: Demonstrates mineral crystallization, silica chemistry, and optical properties of quartz
These quartz dangle earrings combine wearable elegance with an example of natural mineral formation.
