Vintage Golden Rutilated Quartz Hand Crafted 6 ct Stone Size 8 1/4 Ring.

The stone is golden Rutilated quartz. Rutilated quartz is a unique variety of clear or smoky quartz containing natural, needle-like inclusions of rutile (a titanium dioxide mineral). The Brazilian Rediscovery (1940s): In the 1940s, miners in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil, while seeking clear quartz, unearthed pieces full of golden, “angel hair” rutile.