Quartz w/ Siderite, Stannite, sulfides & a clay inclusions

Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefect., Hunan Prov., China
Cabinet, 14.0 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm
Start Time: 02/01/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/05/2015 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A most impressive, large, 360-degree quartz crystal combination from this famed mine. The pristine water-clear quartz crystal has a striking double termination, partially frosted faces and some interior veils. The field of tan siderite blades preferentially covers metallic stannite crystals. A nifty phantom of small sulfide crystals (possibly stannite, sphalerite or ?) is noted half way up and a striking conical clay phantom is in the terminations! A rare, most unusual, excellent and very showy large quartz combination with two phantoms of different species! Ex J.R. Glover Collection.

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