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FASHION ACCESSORIES FORECASTING
QUARTZ
Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust, after feldspar. It is made up of a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall formula SiO2.
Quartz is a collectible arts product, because the price is cheaper than diamond, the colour of crystal is more than jade. In China, quartz, pearls, agate and jade, has always been known as the "four treasures of tradition." Since ancient times, people hold the opinion is that the most pure thing is quartz in the world. They can bring happyness and luck to people.
In China, by survey shows that it was 46.7% of consumers repeat purchasing in quartz accessories consumer groups. And about 18-40 year-old consumers repeat purchasing on quartz over 60%. In other words, nearly 30 million college students and contemporary office ladies are the main force of consumption. Quartz have potential in fashion market, more and more merchants to join quartz business.
In British, so many middle-class women believe quartz can cure their ills. Quartz bed can improve people's the quality of sleeping. and quartz spa also popular, it is suitable for massage treatments and body wraps, the bed has a hygienic polyurethane-coated sheet which lies over the sand to prevent it sticking to the body, yet allows the warmth of the sand to permeate the skin for a deep and relaxing experience. The warm sand ergonomically positions you, offering relaxing effects to the body and the soul. Benefits muscle pain, arthritic pain, stiff joints and joint pain.
Natural quartz made in Brazil and Myanmar, recently, these countries want to protect environment, they launched a series of taxes. Thus, many brokers do not want to acquire the ore, lead to a shortage of resources in the market and the prices have rocketed.
The idea is quartz will not only appear on jewellery, but also appear on shoes, bags and apparel in the future. More and more people care about their healthy and improve the quality of life. If some pieces of quartz on apparel, especially on underclothes, can make people relax.
