Rutilated Quartz - 697.00 Cts

[airdancer]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COLLECTIBLE...0906?pt=Loose_Gemstones_1&hash=item2c72904e6a
Very beautiful!

 

[movie zombie]

[quote="airdancer|1400222218|3673967.....Very beautiful![/quote]

understatement!

 

[LoversKites]

Is a stone like that really worth that much? it's gorgeous, but it's quartz. Are gold coloured rutile inclusions really rare? I've never actually heard of them before.

 

[arkieb1]

I've seen bracelets with large round beads (ball shaped) in Asia with this - we call it quartz beads with golden straw rutile they are very pretty, rumoured to be lucky in Asian cultures, and the top coloured ones with large beads sell for a few thousand per bracelet wholesale so I believe it is quite expensive, that is a massive piece.... the cheaper pieces have black, silver and other colour rutile in them as well.... this is probably rarer because it is all golden.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

It is large, the rutile is very even and there are no other inclusions, so, yes, it is hard to find a similar stone. If you look at the price per carat (under $15/ct), it doesn't seem that expensive. A lot of money, sure.

 

[chrono]

It's as though it is a clear glass globe filled with golden straw inside. What a massive piece and I imagine it would be impractical to do anything with it other than be a showcase item.

 

[deskjockey]

That just made my jaw drop. Just beautiful!

It's weird, I started off looking for sapphires and want a great garnet collection but keep finding myself very attracted to things like this. Too bad that piece is so huge, I would love a little mini version!

 

[dk168]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing!!!

My mum gave me a ball of quartz with a small bunch of well-defined needles, and I thought it looked rather pretty.

I did not realise the ball is worth quite a bit (over 200 GBP) until I went to a minerals and gems show and showed it to some of the store holders!

I am keeping it for certain.

DK

 

[PrecisionGem]

I see this stuff in the rough around $1 per ct. This one looks to be a very nice piece, the needles are a nice color and running in the same direction.

 

[LoversKites]

It is large, the rutile is very even and there are no other inclusions, so, yes, it is hard to find a similar stone. If you look at the price per carat (under $15/ct), it doesn't seem that expensive. A lot of money, sure.

I've seen bracelets with large round beads (ball shaped) in Asia with this - we call it quartz beads with golden straw rutile they are very pretty, rumoured to be lucky in Asian cultures, and the top coloured ones with large beads sell for a few thousand per bracelet wholesale so I believe it is quite expensive, that is a massive piece.... the cheaper pieces have black, silver and other colour rutile in them as well.... this is probably rarer because it is all golden.

I see, thanks for the explanations.

 

[airdancer]

Makes me want one!