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Quartz geode (reverse scepter formations) from Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Quartz geode (reverse scepter formations) from Chihuahua, Mexico

Quartz geode (reverse scepter formations) from Chihuahua, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Quartz geode (reverse scepter formations) from Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 78205
Mineral:Quartz geode (reverse scepter formations)
Locality:Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Circular cavity lined with lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals, many exhibiting reverse-scepter habit of smaller quartz crystals perched in parallel orientation on larger quartz crystals. Collected ca. 1990
Overall Size:4.5x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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