• Location: Brazil
• Weight: 11.35ct
• Dimensions: 25.1 x 10.1 x 7.1 mm
• Colour: brown
• DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Smoky Quartz - a fascinating variety of Quartz with smoky colouring Smoky Quartz is a fascinating variety of Quartz that has gained popularity for its characteristic smoky brown to deeply dark colouring. This natural gemstone forms due to the effects of natural radioactive radiation on Quartz within the Earth's crust, giving it its typical hue - from delicately smoky tones to almost black varieties known as morion. Each piece of Smoky Quartz is unique, differing in colour intensity, transparency, and internal structure, which makes it a sought-after mineral among collectors and lovers of natural gemstones. Location and properties of Smoky Quartz Smoky Quartz deposits are found worldwide, with the most famous locations including Brazil, Madagascar, Switzerland, Scotland, Ukraine, and the Czech Republic, where beautiful specimens are found, for example, in pegmatites and quartz veins. Smoky Quartz is valued not only for its elegant appearance but also for its hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale, making it suitable for jewellery making and long-term preservation in collections. Faceted Smoky Quartz Faceted Smoky Quartz stands out for its unique ability to interact with light. Precision cutting enhances the depth of the smoky colouring, the clarity of the stone, and its natural lustre, giving it an extremely elegant and luxurious appearance. Depending on the angle of light, faceted Smoky Quartz can appear subtly transparent or, conversely, dark and mysterious. Faceted specimens are particularly popular in jewellery, but also among collectors who appreciate the combination of natural beauty and artisanal precision.