While traveling along the port cities in Alaska where the cruise ships dock, you'll find numerous jewelery stores. They have your standard jewelry, but they also have unique pieces in jade, ivory, ruby, sapphire, opal, diamond and... quartz. Specifically, gold quartz.
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Some of the gold found mining is embedded in quartz in veins. While a lot of it isn't anything special and the gold is simply extracted, there are some rare varieties where gold is embedded in almost pure white quartz. This is what they call "quartz gold" and it's highly sought after by jewelers.
It's not cheap, which means there are a lot of fakes. Sometimes it's only gold leaf and epoxy. Other times it's quartz, but it's man-made and infused with gold to give it that same look. I saw a lot of advertisements for a company called Orocal, who pride themselves on authentic quartz gold and gold nugget jewelery. If you're planning to buy it, you want to take your time and do your research. It's not cheap, but if you're looking for something beautiful and unique, this is a heck of a way to make a statement!
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