Specimen #1168

Name: Quartz

Type: Mineral

Locality: Namqualand, South Africa

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 6.9 x 4.4 x 3.9 cm

Weight: 67

Acquired: 2009-01-02

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: Y

Comment: An elegant floater specimen of milky quartz from South Africa, featuring two doubly-terminated crystals that have grown across one another. The crystals have stepped, milky faces wrapped around an interior, earlier generation of growth with a smooth surface.

Minerals: Quartz (SiO₂)

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Quartz, Namqualand, South Africa - 6.9 x 4.4 x 3.9 cm