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Quartz var. Firefly Quartz with large moveable bubble in petroleum-filled cavity from Madirobe, Tsaratanàna, Betsiboka, Madagascar

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 81922
Mineral:	Quartz var. Firefly Quartz with large moveable bubble in petroleum-filled cavity
Locality:	Madirobe, Tsaratanàna, Betsiboka, Madagascar
Description:	Lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystal with transparent yellow-brown inclusions of natural petroleum in internal cavities. One cavity has a 4 mm moveable bubble in the petroleum (rare!). Highly fluorescent under LW-SW UV illumination. New at Tucson 2023
Overall Size:	40x13x10 mm
Crystals:	40 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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