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Rock Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Grieswies, Hüttwinkl Valley, Rauris, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 3.9 × 3.4 cm
Description

A lustrous, water-clear rock crystal with wonderful texture at all faces. Please note that material from the locality is very hard to obtain- it is located in the heart of the National Park "Hohe Tauern"; field-collecting is prohibited and only a few local Strahler have a permit from the government - crystals are hard to find and hard to obtain!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rock Crystal

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
Hardness: 
0.0