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Quartz var. Faden-habit from Kleiner Silberpfennig, Gasteiner Tal, Salzburg, Austria

 
Quartz var. Faden-habit from Kleiner Silberpfennig, Gasteiner Tal, Salzburg, Austria

Quartz var. Faden-habit from Kleiner Silberpfennig, Gasteiner Tal, Salzburg, Austria

DESCRIPTION:No. 54084
Mineral:Quartz var. Faden-habit
Locality:Kleiner Silberpfennig, Gasteiner Tal, Salzburg, Austria
Description:Doubly-terminated Faden-growth quartz crystals fully crystallized on all faces. Faden-growth quartz is doubly-terminated parallel crystals that grew from a silky center zone called the sucre. Ex. J. Höppner collection #45229
Overall Size:4.5x4x1.5 cm
Crystals:15-35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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