Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with phantom-growth zoning from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 70494
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| Mineral: | Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with phantom-growth zoning
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| Locality: | Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia |
| Description: | Doubly-terminated lustrous transparent smoky-amethyst quartz crystal on basalt. The quartz crystal has internal phantom-growth zones visible in the upper termination. A rare matrix specimen of Erongo quartz — most pop off the matrix during extraction. |
| Overall Size: | 11.5x7x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 74 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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