Super 7 Jewelry
A Brazilian quartz said to unite seven minerals in one crystal, including amethyst and rutile
Unearthed Gemstones Super 7 Jewelry
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Hardness
7 (Durable): Great for daily wear.
Toughness
Good (Generally resistant to chipping under normal wear)
Mineral Family
Quartz
Transparency
Transparent to Translucent
Crystal System
Trigonal
Lustre
Vitreous
What Is Super 7?
Super seven, also sold as melody stone or sacred seven, is a quartz from the Espirito Santo region of Brazil said to unite seven minerals in one crystal: amethyst, clear quartz, smoky quartz, plus inclusions of rutile, goethite, lepidocrocite and cacoxenite. In practice, any individual stone usually shows a few of the seven, with purple amethyst zones threaded by golden and rusty needles. Honest sellers treat the name as a locality and style rather than a guarantee of all seven ingredients, and that is how we use it too.
Is Super 7 Durable Enough for Everyday Jewelry?
Its quartz body gives it a hardness of 7 with no cleavage, so it is comfortable in daily pendants, rings and beads. It is cut as polished freeforms, cabochons and faceted stones, chosen to frame the prettiest tangle of inclusions, and every piece is genuinely unique.
How to Care for Super 7 Jewelry
Cleaning is simple with warm, soapy water, and keep it out of long, strong sunlight to protect the purple.
What to Look for When Buying Super 7
Watch for ordinary included amethyst sold at super seven prices; the value lies in rich, varied inclusions, so judge the stone in front of you.
Gemstones Similar to Super 7
Super seven is essentially these quartz varieties, plus a tangle of mineral needles, in a single stone.
