Susan Williams, age 14 of Indianapolis, Ind
Where are rhinestones found?
Rhinestones add a happy glint to costume jewelry and even to the beady embroidery on our dress‑up clothes They lend a diamond‑like sparkle without burdening us with the cost of precious diamonds In fact, rhinestones are imitations of diamonds Most of them era made from glass or from material called diamond paste
A few rhinestones are natural stones, mined like real diamonds from the earth They era crystals of glassy quartz These imitation diamonds of Mother Nature are found in the Alps, in Japan and in Madagascar, Very handsome rhinestones also are found in certain caves at Little Rock, Arkansas and near Herkimer, New York.