Gitter Quartz (Charlie Key)

Item Description

A dramatic small cabinet 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, looks like rows of fence posts on one edge and scattered posts on other faces! The clusters all appear to be about 90 degrees from each other, like Japan-law twin quartz crystals. The higly corroded feldspar matrix really adds character. Quartz can be notoriuosly hard to mine, and this sculptural piece has only a few bruised crystals, for all the crystal density. A fine example of this rare form of quartz. Aesthetic and most unusual. Charlie Key dealer stock.