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Quartz (unusual stepped-growth) from Borosilikatnoye deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

 
Quartz (unusual stepped-growth) from Borosilikatnoye deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Quartz (unusual stepped-growth) from Borosilikatnoye deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Quartz (unusual stepped-growth) from Borosilikatnoye deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Quartz (unusual stepped-growth) from Borosilikatnoye deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Quartz (unusual stepped-growth) from Borosilikatnoye deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Quartz (unusual stepped-growth) from Borosilikatnoye deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 80617
Mineral:Quartz (unusual stepped-growth)
Locality:Borosilikatnoye deposit, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Description:Elongated colorless quartz crystal exhibiting unusual angled stepped termination and thin cavities. This has been called Cut Quartz or Interference Growth because the quartz growth was interrupted by thin calcite plates that later dissolved. Ex. Miller #M3857
Overall Size:11x3x3 cm
Crystals:110 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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