Schorl in Quartz w/ Cleavlandite (Hauck Coll.)

Item Description

A DRAMATIC and HIGHLY UNUSUAL specimen from the Richard Hauck Quartz Collection and Minas Gerais, Brazil. The water-clear quartz crystals are heavily INVESTED with schorl needles! None of the multitude of schorl crystals protrude out of the quartz crystals. I like the jackstraw pattern of quartz crystals and how the pearlescent cleavelandite compliments and accents the dark, included quartz crystals. The two, tiny, schorl-included quartz crystals on the cleavelandite are a very nice touch. The large quartz crystal is 9.5 cm and is doubly terminated, with one end being lightly contacted, but with no damage, per se. The lower, large quartz crystal is also doubly terminated and is 9.0 cm long. Overall, the specimen is in very, very clean condititon. Valued $1250-1500