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Quartz With Riebeckite

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Quartz With Riebeckite

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Description
Locality: 
Zagi Mountain, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

A beautiful blue quartz  from a famed rare mineral locality Zagi Mountain. The blue coloration is due to riebeckite inclusion.

There is no damage in this quartz crystal except natural etching , Some small fibrous form riebeckite can also be seen attached with quartz surface.

A really nice rare quartz.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

Riebeckite

Formula: 
◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(
Strunz: 
9.DE.25
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Socotra Island, Adan Governorate, Yemen

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