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"Herkimer-style" Quartz

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"Herkimer-style" Quartz

Former collection Lehmann (CH)
Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 3.9 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
88.00gr
Description

A lovely miniature featuring a long vug populated by a few crystal clear quartz var. herkimer in the candid white marble of Carrara. The crystals ae double terminated, perfectly shaped, with mint tip and glass clear transparency, to the point that the botton of the quartz can be seen through. The specimen shows brown stains, possibly indicating soil percolation prior to extraction - quite a classic feature.

A little jewel from the Carrara marble basin, increasingly rare in this quality and size since a few years. The specimen has been sawn 3 times for better display. 

Former collection Lehmann (CH), it dates back to the 80s.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

"Herkimer-style" Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Group Parent: 
Quartz

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