Golden Rutilated Quartz Tumblestone

Discover the captivating beauty of Brazilian Rutilated Quartz with these hand-selected tumblestones, featuring mesmerizing, needle-like inclusions of "frozen lightning" that make each piece completely unique.

You will receive one handpicked stone of your chosen size.

Geology: Rutilated quartz is a variety of quartz that contains needle-like inclusions of rutile, a titanium dioxide mineral. These needle-like inclusions can appear in golden, reddish, silver, or black tones, while others display fine, minimalist filaments that trace stunning pathways of light. The quartz itself can be clear, smoky, or occasionally even rose quartz, making each piece totally unique. Because of the inclusions it doesn't always tumble smoothly and can sometimes have pitting in the stones.

In a process that can take millions of years, these stones formed in high-silica, volcanic pegmatites and metamorphic rocks. Superheated, mineral-rich fluids flooded deep underground cavities, where the titanium and silica crystallized together under immense heat and pressure, resulting in breathtaking specimens that look like frozen lightning or golden hair (hence its nickname, Venus Hair Stone or Angel Hair Stone).

Metaphysical Properties: Rutile Quartz is said to represent self-confidence, reduce stress, and bring inner peace.

Chakra: Crown & Solar Plexus
Birthsign: Scorpio 

Please Note: These are natural stones and each is unique but may have its own small imperfections such as inclusions, pits or markings within the crystal itself - this is part of their natural beauty and as nature intended. Tumbling these stones may polish off some of these imperfections but not always all of them.