Gitter Quartz

Item Description

A dramatic, 360-degree example of the so-called "Gitter Quartz" found in the western Erongo Mountains and the nearby Klein Spitzkoppe in Namibia. They can form a dense three-dimensional lattice of crystals, hence the German name 'Gitterquarz' ('fence' or 'lattice' quartz). This striking specimen, in which the photos really do speak for themselves, has variably sized, shaped and shaded, smoky quartz crystals totally covering the feldspar crystal. The large tabular smoky is 3.0 cm wide. Many of the smoky clusters appear to be about 90 degrees from each other, like Japan-law twin quartz crystals. Quartz can be notoriuosly hard to mine, and this sculptural stalactite-looking piece is essentially pristine, amazing for all the crystal density. A fine example of this rare form of quartz. Aesthetic and most unusual. The broken base of the hollow feldspar matrix reveals where the precipitating fluids flowed. Very nifty. Charlie Key dealer stock.