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Quartz var. Faden-habit from Intschitobel, Kanton Uri, Switzerland

 
Quartz var. Faden-habit from Intschitobel, Kanton Uri, Switzerland

DESCRIPTION:No. 40686
Mineral:Quartz var. Faden-habit
Locality:Intschitobel, Kanton Uri, Switzerland
Description:Faden-habit transparent quartz crystals with smaller quartz crystals on one edge. The Faden habit is a stacked formation of doubly-terminated crystals with a milky center zone called the sucre or sugar where the quartz crystal growth originated.
Overall Size:34x24x12 mm
Crystals:1-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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