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Quartz with Ajoite inclusions from Messina Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa

 
Quartz with Ajoite inclusions from Messina Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Quartz with Ajoite inclusions from Messina Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Quartz with Ajoite inclusions from Messina Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa

DESCRIPTION:No. 58830
Mineral:Quartz with Ajoite inclusions
Locality:Messina Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Description:Doubly-terminated lustrous translucent gray quartz crystal with waxy luster on some crystals faces and with acicular blue-green ajoite microcrystals in an internal phantom-growth zone 3 mm below the surfaces. Collected ca. 1987
Overall Size:45x20x18 mm
Crystals:micro to 45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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