QUARTZ BETA (or High Quartz) octagons - size: around 1/2" crystals - 1/2 lb. The stones in the photograph

The stones in the photograph are dry

PICTURES:  The pictures of 1 pound are typical of the size and quality of stones in this lot

most are from 3/8 to 5/8 inch long

SIZE:  Mini to XX-Small Most are between 5 and 9mm long

Mozambique

QUARTZ BETA (or High Quartz) octagons - size: around 1/2" crystals - 1/2 lb. The stones in the photographBETA QUARTZ or HIGH QUARTZ Bipyramidal Octagons Beta quartz is a high temperature form of quartz that is formed around 573 degrees centigrade. It cannot exist at room temperature, so the title of this listing is actually incorrect. We are not selling beta quartz. These are paramorphs after beta quartz but everyone refers to them as beta quartz anyway. Beta quartz is most commonly found in silica rich volcanic rocks like rhyolite, in which it occurs as