Dendritic quartz pendant in rectangular silver frame.
The quartz measures 19 by 12 by 3 mm, set in a 24 by 18 mm frame.
The pendant is mounted on a 20 inch chain.
Total weight 14.6g. Excellent condition.
Dendritic Quartz with it's tree like, fern shapes and branches is a very interesting and pleasing gemstone. Although the dendritic pattern appears as a fossilized plant, it is really inorganic manganese oxide.
When moisture and iron mix, the result is oxidation, better known as rust. Oxidation is an every day occurrence. It even happened in gemstones. Traces of moisture and iron or manganese were trapped inside quartz, which produced stains resembling trees or branches called dendrites. The word Dendrite comes from the Greek word “dendron” meaning tree. Hence the name Dendritic or Dendrite Quartz. [Minerals-n-More]