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Quartz var. Chalcedony from Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona

 
Quartz var. Chalcedony from Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona

Quartz var. Chalcedony from Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona

Quartz var. Chalcedony from Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Quartz var. Chalcedony from Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Quartz var. Chalcedony from Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 78143
Mineral:Quartz var. Chalcedony
Locality:Saddle Mountain, Maricopa County, Arizona
Description:Sculptural formation of rounded translucent pinkish-gray quartz, variety chalcedony. The quartz chalcedony formation has a waxy surface luster and fluoresces green under longwave and shortwave UV illumination. Collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:4.5x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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