Golden Hematoid Quartz
fire quartz — iron in bloom
Iron minerals bloomed inside this quartz while it grew, staining the crystal from within — the trade calls it fire quartz. No dye, no coating: the gold and rust are the earth’s own pigments, fixed where the water once moved. Each bead holds a different weather of iron.
“Where iron touches crystal, the stone remembers fire.”Trade lore · fire quartz