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Quartz

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Locality: 
Sigoyer, Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 2.3 × 4 cm
Description

Very special cluster, from a place where usually we find fenster quartz.We can see here how a broken crystal can reheal in 3,4 or more different crystals. Found nearly free, in little clefts on bad  calcite. Only one specimen in one cleft, often broken ! Unusual shape, curious growths and deformations, but extraordinary luster.
No damage at all!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

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