Quartz

DI 2-20, March 2003

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Location:

Zederhaus, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria

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Description:

Another favorite of mine: two dominant main crystals grown on thin green-schist matrix in combination with a second generation of quartz crystals, some calcite, and chlorite. The piece is well crystallized all around and undamaged. The quartz crystals show razor-sharp edges, the side surfaces show a snowy layer, inter-grown with the top layer. This layer reaches to the edges of the prisms where is suddenly ends, as if cut off. The tops are highly lustrous and transparent - the largest crystal shows additionally some phantoms in the top.

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Size: 20.5 x 11 x 9 cm

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