Quartz Crystal Choker and Bracelet

Description

A choker on memory wire made from blue, white and clear beads. The pendant is an 8-faceted quartz crystal and is wire-wrapped. The matching bracelet is strung on stretch cord.

Some information on the Quartz Crystal:

"Quartz crystals have been in regular use for many years to give an accurate frequency for all radio transmitters, radio receivers and computers. Their accuracy comes from an amazing set of coincidences: Quartz -- which is silicon dioxide like most sand -- is unaffected by most solvents and remains crystalline to hundreds of degrees Fahrenheit. The property that makes it an electronic miracle is the fact that, when compressed or bent, it generates a charge or voltage on its surface. This is a fairly common phenomenon called the Piezoelectric effect. In the same way, if a voltage is applied, quartz will bend or change its shape very slightly."
-Quoted from Howstuffworks.com

The name "crystal" comes from the Greek word for "ice", because the ancients believed rock crystal to be eternally frozen.

Added on Oct 02, 2009