Quartz Crystal Specimen with Smoky Termination – NBB 096
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Measurements: 61 x 21 x 16
mm Description: The
specimen consists of two milky to clear quartz crystals fused together,
with
the larger one having a smoky termination. The
specimen has beautiful gas inclusions with some tending to inverted
crystals.
It also has a few thin sprays of weathered, straw-coloured epidote,
like
visible in the termination (image bottom left). The
specimen has only a few minute nicks and a few pressure marks right
near the
base. Weight of
Specimen: 29.1
g Chemical
Composition: SiO2
Hardness
on Mohs Scale: 7 Location: Brandberg,
Namibia. Specimen
Code: NBB 096 US $ 65
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