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Quartz with phantom-growth zoning of shale inclusions from Mount Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas

 
Quartz with phantom-growth zoning of shale inclusions from Mount Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas

Quartz with phantom-growth zoning of shale inclusions from Mount Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas

Quartz with phantom-growth zoning of shale inclusions from Mount Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas

Quartz with phantom-growth zoning of shale inclusions from Mount Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas

Quartz with phantom-growth zoning of shale inclusions from Mount Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas

Quartz with phantom-growth zoning of shale inclusions from Mount Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas

DESCRIPTION:No. 65456
Mineral:Quartz with phantom-growth zoning of shale inclusions
Locality:Mount Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystal with internal phantom-growth zone, near the bottom of two prism faces, composed of microscopic shale particles. The shale inclusion zone is reflected through the quartz crystal off the internal faces. Ex. D. Miller collection #M2463, collected in 1986
Overall Size:47x32x30 mm
Crystals:47 mm
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