Strawberry Quartz
the fruit the earth ripened in the dark
Flecks of iron minerals hang in the crystal like seeds in fruit — the trade could only call it strawberry. The finest, deepest-red material is graded “pigeon blood,” a term borrowed from rubies. It is quartz at its most affectionate.
“A fruit the earth ripened in the dark.”Trade lore
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