FREE: Quartz Glass, Hematite, Tibetan Silver Necklace

You are correct, but in this case the name "quartz glass" is what they were called when I bought them and it is also the correct name for this man made item. They have the same mineral and chemical composition as quartz. It is also called "fused silica". You can read more here: http://www.pgo-online.com/intl/katalog/quartz_glass.html

You could also call it simulated quartz. Kind of like Cubic Zirconia and Yttrium Aluminium Garnets (YAG) are called simulated or lab created Diamonds. Today the process of creating artificial or simulated stone is so improved that most of them can not be differentiated from the real thing. Some of the newest processes to make diamonds is so exact that the stone has to go through extensive and time consuming testing to determine if it is earth made or man made.

I understand. I have been selling on ebay for about 5 years, as well as buying beads on there. It is one of my pet peeves on how people don't understand the terms they are using. For example, Jade is often misnamed. People go by the color, if it red, it is called a ruby, or purple they call it amethyst. Then there is glass pearls! Talk about an oxymoron! LOL I suppose I could have called these simulated Quartz, but then they are supposed to be made out of quartz silica, or even from quartz "seeds". Again many terms used for man made gemstones.

We do a great deal of research on beads we buy and always try to represent them for what we know them to be. If I buy something that is labeled as amethyst and can plainly see that it is jade, then that is what I will call it.

Thanks for asking. Hopefully now everyone else will know what "quartz glass" is and can feel confident that I do my best to correctly name the gemstones I use in all my jewelry.

Thank you