Smoky Quartz 8mm Faceted Bicone - 15-16 Inch Color_Red and it can be mottled

and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors

mustard yellow and cream tones and can be confused for Mookaite

occurring 10

from deep oranges to creamy off to white tones

000 years ago

Smoky Quartz 8mm Faceted Bicone - 15-16 Inch Color_Red and it can be mottledSmoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz. It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish to gray crystal. The color of Smoky Quartz is due to natural irradiation and traces of aluminum within the crystal lattice of the stone. Smoky Quartz it the national gem of Scotland, where it was mined since around 300 BCE.