Josephine Crown: Metallic lapidary materials have always been extremely desirable, not only from a lapidary point of view, but also for jewelers. Josephine’s Crown quartz has a very elegant look to it, with its steamers of metallic colors, predominantly gold from its mix of pyrite and chalcopyrite. This material comes from southern Oregon and is composed of pyrite, chalcopyrite, and various sulfides mixed in white and black quartz. It is found in nearby gold and silver mines. It’s not unheard of to actually find trace amounts of gold in this material, as well.