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Cactus Quartz

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Cactus Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Boekenhoutshoek, Mkobola, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.6 × 2 cm
Description

A lovely sharp cactus quartz specimen consisting of a group of colourless crystals. Most material from this locality is either amethyst or citrine and although devoid of colour pure white specimens like this are much rarer. From a classic South African location.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cactus Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

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