Rutilated
Rutilated Quartz is quartz caught mid-conversation with another mineral — clear or smoky crystal threaded with fine needles of rutile, scattered like strands of gold, copper, and silver. The Romans called it Venus' Hair Stone, imagining the needles as the goddess's hair.
Every strand is one of a kind: needles can be sparse and elegant or densely woven, neat or crisscrossed in beautiful chaos.
A note on names: rutile needles are usually golden, but can run silver, copper-red, or black. When the needles are black, the stone is often actually Tourmalinated Quartz — black tourmaline rather than rutile.
Our Rutilated Quartz is 100% natural — no treatment.
You'll find it here in smooth rounds and faceted cuts across a range of sizes, plus a rotating selection of specialty shapes.
Browse our current selection below — stock changes regularly. Sourced direct, hand-picked, US-stocked. We stand behind every strand.
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Rutilated Quartz, Black, Natural, Faceted Mini Cube, One 2.5mm Strand
Beauty in the Bead
$10.00Rutilated Quartz, Black, Natural, Faceted Mini Cube, One 2.5mm Strand This price is for one strand 15 to 16 inches long. 2.5mm cube bead strands have about 155 pieces Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed...$10.00 -
Rutilated Quartz, Mix, Natural, Smooth Nuggets, Varied Sizes, One 8-10mm Strand
Beauty in the Bead
$6.00Rutilated Quartz, Mix, Natural, Smooth, Nuggets, Varied Sizes, One 8-10mm Strand This price is for one strand 15 to 16 inches long. 10-8mm smooth nugget strands have 45 to 47 pieces. Quartz is a hard,...$6.00