Gitter Quartz and Hyalite Opal (fluor) on Orthoclase

Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, Namibia
Cabinet, 9.5 x 9.0 x 6.0 cm
Start Time: 04/01/2013 1:30:00 am (CDT)
End Time: 04/16/2013 5:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A so-called Gitter Quartz specimen from the famous Erongo Mountains. Often, you see these as Quartz crystals somehow lining a large Orthoclase crystal, but in this case the specimen is dominated by large Quartz crystals up to 3 cm, and some are gemmy! Also, there is the huge bonus of a fabulous 2.5 cm cluster of gemmy Hyalite Opal attached to one end. Of course, its fluorescence is superb. An excellent specimen of these unusually styled Quartzes.

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