{"product_id":"tourmalinated-quartz-bracelet-8-mm-beads-natural","title":"Tourmalinated quartz bracelet, 8 mm beads — natural","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA stretch bracelet in 8 mm beads of clear quartz shot through with black tourmaline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe black needles grew first. Tourmaline crystallised as slender rods, and quartz formed around and through them afterwards, sealing them inside while they were still intact. Each bead is a slice through that, which is why the needle pattern is different on every one and why some catch the light through the quartz and others sit solid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTwo minerals, two hardnesses, one bead. The quartz is the harder of the two, so the tourmaline needles are the part that will show wear first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMineral:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eQuartz (SiO₂) with black tourmaline, schorl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal system:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eQuartz trigonal, tourmaline trigonal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not recorded\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardness:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eQuartz 7 on the Mohs scale, schorl 7 to 7.5; durable for daily wear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. inner circumference:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e7 cm unstretched\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBead diameter: \u003c\/strong\u003e8 mm\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 g\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStringing: \u003c\/strong\u003eElastic, stretch fit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePhotographed as an example. These are strung in batches from the same material, so yours will be closely similar in colour and pattern but not the exact bracelet pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Crystal Showroom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59002017448280,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/4880\/5720\/files\/tqb_1.jpg?v=1793568697","url":"https:\/\/thecrystalshowroom.com\/products\/tourmalinated-quartz-bracelet-8-mm-beads-natural","provider":"The Crystal Showroom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}