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Quartz (Japan Law-twinned crystals) from Mina Tiro Estrella, El Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico

 
Quartz (Japan Law-twinned crystals) from Mina Tiro Estrella, El Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico

Quartz (Japan Law-twinned crystals) from Mina Tiro Estrella, El Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico

Quartz (Japan Law-twinned crystals) from Mina Tiro Estrella, El Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico

Quartz (Japan Law-twinned crystals) from Mina Tiro Estrella, El Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 75754
Mineral:Quartz (Japan Law-twinned crystals)
Locality:Mina Tiro Estrella, El Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent tabular smoky quartz crystals with no matrix attached. The quartz crystals are twinned following the Japan Law of quartz twinning and have striated prism faces and well defined twin plane running through the center From my personal collection; ex. M. Pollinger collection #1560
Overall Size:31x23x8 mm
Crystals:30-31 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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