Celestial Quartz side drilled Faceted Cushion beads have a deeply saturated brownish black hued body with minute metallic platelets, the beads have a vitreous luster, gems present with a semi-transparent quality, and the make is excellent with smooth polish & excellent faceting. These quartz bodies with shimmering silver-hued platelets resemble the night sky, hence their name Celestial Quartz (Elestial Quartz). This new gemstone find is mined out of Madagascar.