Quartz Gwindel (Meieran Coll.)

Item Description

Since about 2019, sharp gwindel quartz crystals have come out of the high alpine deposits of Pakistan: Where were they all these years, who knows?! It is strange that we saw none for decades, and now there is a flow of them of different sizes, most of them larger and with some damage compared to this choice miniature that was apparently one of the earlier pieces to come out, and was purchased by Gene Meieran from a Pakistani contact at the time. Although you can buy them elsewhere still and these are not historic as are other offerings here, however, this is a particularly nice one, with great balance in the size - and is available at auction now. It has a beautiful luster and internal brightness, and a dramatic twist to it (gwindel is essentially a twisted quartz, and here you really can see it!). Gene Meieran quartz collection.