Measurements:
43 x 27 x 24 mm
Description:
A quartz crystal with
faint amethyst colouring and lovely gas and hematite inclusions,
shares a small basalt matrix with a few very small quartz crystals
and bits of calcite. A few of these small crystals also have reddish
hematite inclusions. Two small quartz crystals have fused to the side
of the main crystal. Around midway is a small dendrite included
under its surface.
The termination point of the main crystal has a nick, while there is a small blow-out to one of the crystal's shaft facets.
Weight
of Specimen: 24.9 g
Chemical Composition:
SiO2 (quartz)
CaCO3
(calcite)
Hardness
on Mohs Scale: (quartz) 7
(calcite) 3
Location: Brandberg, Namibia.
Specimen Code:
NBB 217
US $ 15
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