Cherry Quartz Glass, Smooth Square, One 12mm Strand.
This price is for one strand 15 to 16 inches long.
12mm square strands have about 32 pieces.
Cherry Quartz is a manmade hardened glass and is not formed naturally like other Quartz. Strawberry Quartz is a naturally forming Quartz and can look very similar to Cherry Quartz.
These beads are in a lovely cherry pink color range and can have striations, feathers and cloud formations which makes them even prettier. Some say that Cherry Quartz is made using cinnabar and natural reconstituted quartz. It is then molten together.
The hardness of glass is 5.5 to 7.
These beads were manufactured in China.