Delicious Druzy

Sparkling and twinkling, druzy entices me with its tiny little sugar-coated secrets.

The less romantic way to explain this glittering material is this: a coating of fine crystals on a rock surface.

Quartz druzy in a cavity:


Uvarovite garnet druzy on a rock:


Often, metallic films are vaporized onto quartz druzes for spectacular effects.

Coated with Titanium:


Coated with Gold:


Another way to change the color of a quartz druzy is with dye:


Occasionally, as with the uvarovite garnet druzy, other colors occur in nature.

Cobalto Calcite druzy occurs in some very nice pinks:


Rainbow pyrite (excessive handing can dull the color):


One of my personal favorites, Blue Chalcedony druzy:


Many other kinds of druzy can be found on the market from subtle, rare beauties to dyed and coated exhibitionists.