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Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Kimmeria, Xanthi, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 4 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
5.00cm
Description

What makes this quartz specimen interesting is the presence of three different crystal forms at the same specimen.There is Tessin habit (main crystal).normal hexagonal form and platy crystal form as it can be seen in the pictures. There is a contact break but with no effect in the overall appearance of the specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White