Quartz (GEM crystals with Dauphiné habit)

Item Description

For decades, several localities in various counties in Arkansas have been the source of some of the finest quality Quartz specimens in the world. The amazing size, clarity and superior crystal form seen in these specimens puts them in a high echelon, only comparable to few other localities worldwide. This piece is a fine old classic from Mt. Ida featuring a group of colorless, WATER-CLEAR, razor-sharp, lustrous, prismatic crystals, the largest of which shows a fantastic pronounced Dauphiné habit, with a notably broad rhombohedral face on the termination. The crystals are in superb condition, as the terminations of the main crystals are undamaged. A superb and showy display specimen of this classic and top-notch material from Arkansas. The specimen was mined in the 1970s. From the collection of legendary Colorado miner, Dave Bergman. Dave is now retired, but mined all over Colorado and was most famously the former the foreman and primary person in charge of recovering specimens at the famous Sweet Home Mine near Alma, Colorado during the late 1970s. He is also the maternal grandfather of Brian Kosnar. See Dave's photo mining at the Sweet Home on page 58 of Peter Bancroft's book "Gem and Crystal Treasures".