A friend of mine was at the recent GLW show in Franklin, North
Carolina, and during a discussion with one of the vendors there was
told that the stone now being sold / promoted as “Cherry Quartz” is
in fact some kind of treated glass; any of you have an knowledge one
way or another on this? I know a lot more about stones than the
average Joe on the street, but I’m far from an expert. I know that a
lot of the stones I buy are treated or enhanced in some way, but
typically (except maybe some amethyst and citrine) they’re still
naturally the same stone that I’m buying–they’ve just been
"improved". However, I must admit I wasn’t familiar with cherry
quartz up until 6 months ago, so perhaps there’s some validity in
what this person said.
Thanks in advance for any replys! Doug