Gitter Quartz (Charlie Key)

Item Description

Similar in appearance to the famous Japan Law twins, so-called 'Gitter Quartz' is 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 dramatic specimen, in which the photos really do speak for themselves, features clusters of smoky quartz crystals juttin out in every direction! The clusters all appear to be about 90 degrees from each other. Quartz can be notoriuosly hard to mine, and this excellent piece has only about two gently bruised terminations, for all the crystal density. One of the finer examples of this rare form of quartz the I have seen. Aesthetic and most unusual. Every turn presents an entirely different perspective!