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Quartz

Floater
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Description
Locality: 
Obersulzbach Valley, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.1 × 6.1 × 5.4 cm
Description

A superfine highly lustrous, so-called "Skeletonquartz" in splendid condition from the Obersulzbachtal in Pinzgau, Austria. This specimen was very hard to photograph. In person, it is really fascinating and actually rather pretty. It is a very large quartz crystal that has been naturally etched by corrosive solutions running through the pocket in which it formed. All the faces are natural, so it is a floater. Some of them are jagged; others look smooth and almost "stream-rolled." There are strange euhedral pits in some of the sides as well. The interior is very gemmy and this adds to the visual allure. A super opportunity to come by a classic alpine specimen with its very own outstanding aesthetics.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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