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Quartz with mud inclusions from Chia Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Quartz with mud inclusions from Chia Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Quartz with mud inclusions from Chia Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Quartz with mud inclusions from Chia Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Quartz with mud inclusions from Chia Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 62290
Mineral:Quartz with mud inclusions
Locality:Chia Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Doubly-terminated lustrous transparent pale-smoky quartz crystals with brown mud inclusions cavities that follow the directions of the crystal faces. The quartz was repeatedly coated with mud during crystallization, capturing mud in phantom cavities.
Overall Size:10x5.5x5 cm
Crystals:15-55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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