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Gwindel Quartz

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Gwindel Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Ticino, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 6.2 × 5.5 cm
Description

A lightly smoky coloured gwindel quartz with good lustre and transparency, with some minor areas partially coated by green chlorite. It is crystallized all around, with the base detached off the matrix but not broken. It is in pristine condition, with just some minor erosions at the secondary crystals. A good representative Alpine Classic.

Acquired in 1988. Ex Jan Sibtsen #3290.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gwindel

Variety Of: 

Quartz

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

Quartz

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

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