{"product_id":"needle-quartz-star-36","title":"Needle Quartz Star #36","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a stone hunter I know in Zurich — a Swiss man with a shop around the corner from where I work. He travels the world finding extraordinary things and brings them back. I trust his eye completely. This piece came from him. He found it in Romania, in the Rhodope mountain region, and I understood immediately why he kept it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeedle quartz — also called sceptre quartz or, in collector circles, simply needles — is quartz that grows in long, impossibly fine crystal formations, radiating outward like frozen light. This specimen is covered in them, each one translucent, each one catching light differently, the whole cluster shimmering somewhere between silver and diamond depending on the angle. It is one of the most delicate things I have ever set into a piece. The chalcopyrite running through it brings dark metallic notes — that particular bronze-gold-silver mineral that catches light like crushed metal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI made a deliberate decision with the setting: the back is partially open. Because from behind, the stone reveals a completely different world — pyrite, quartz, and other minerals visible in their raw, unworked state. The person wearing this carries a secret landscape against their skin that no one else can see. Only they know what's back there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt sits on a steel curb chain and closure — cool, strong, the right counterpoint to something this ethereal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeedle quartz works with the crown chakra — clarity, spiritual attunement, and the particular quality of attention that allows you to see what others miss. Chalcopyrite amplifies that energy, adding copper's warmth and conductivity to the frequency.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is one of the most delicate pieces in the collection. Those needle crystals are exactly as fragile as they look. Air hugging is genuinely, warmly recommended.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMATERIALS \u0026amp; DIMENSIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeedle quartz with chalcopyrite (Romania, Rhodope mountains)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePartially open back setting revealing pyrite and minerals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFine silver leafe and paint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand-sculpted setting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteel curb chain and closure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight: 121 g \/ 4.24 oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePendant: 5 cm \/ 1.95 in wide, 6 cm \/ 2.34 in tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChain length: 43.5 cm \/ 16.97 in — pendant drop 23.5 cm \/ 9.17 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of a kind. Made once. Yours alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Marie Armstrong Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64313499156829,"sku":null,"price":1190.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1054\/9008\/8285\/files\/441ABBA2-5F71-4525-8532-1F6E34393B85.jpg?v=1776946369","url":"https:\/\/shop.lisamariearmstrong.com\/products\/needle-quartz-star-36","provider":"Lisa Marie Armstrong Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}