{"id":3908,"date":"2021-10-04T09:57:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T01:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jiehonggem.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3908"},"modified":"2022-10-21T15:53:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T07:53:53","slug":"msmq003","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/jiehonggem.com\/shop\/msmq003\/","title":{"rendered":"MSMQ003810"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Smoky Quartz<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Quartz species; hexagonal (trigonal) crystal system; chemical composition SiO2<\/li>\n<li>Smoky Quartz &#8211; transparent light to dark brown; sometimes nearly opaque black (called morion)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Identification:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Optic Character: DR uniaxial positive or AGG (depending on variety)<\/li>\n<li>Refractive Index: 1.544-1.553 (very constant)<\/li>\n<li>Birefringence: .009 (may not be detectable in aggregate varieties) Dispersion: .013<\/li>\n<li>Pleochroism: weak brown and reddish brown in dark stones; light and darker yellow<\/li>\n<li>Cause of Color: smoky quartz &#8211; color centers involving aluminum impurities and irradiation (natural or artificial)<\/li>\n<li>Specific Gravity: 2.66 (+.03.-.02)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #555555;\">Hardness: 7<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #555555;\">Toughness: good.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Enhancements:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Method: irradiation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #555555;\">Effect: produces smoky quartz from rock crystal; intensifies the color of rose quartz <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #555555;\">Prevalence: common in crystal specimens of smoky quartz; occasional in rose quartz <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #555555;\">Detection: undetectable<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #555555;\">Stability: excellent<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Method: heat treatment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Effect:\u00a0lightens color of very dark smoky quartz; produces green quartz from some amethyst<\/p>\n<p>Prevalence: occasional<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #555555;\">Detection: undetectable<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Stability: excellent<\/p>\n<h2>Birthstone Designation(s):<\/h2>\n<p>Smoky Quartz &#8211; November, 1:00 am<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Major Source: Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stone information is reference from<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gem Reference Guide, Published by GIA. ISBN 0-87311-019-6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gemstones of the World, Published by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc NY, ISBN 1-4027-4016-6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encyclopedia of GEMSTONE, Published by ISHINSHA CO., LTD. ISBN 978-986-251-831-1<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smoky Quartz 8mm x 10mm x 16\u2033 (MSMQ003810)<br \/>\nHole 0.8 mm, approximately 29 beads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[196],"product_tag":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiehonggem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3908"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiehonggem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiehonggem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiehonggem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiehonggem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jiehonggem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiehonggem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3908"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jiehonggem.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}