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Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with two-phase inclusion (Enhydro) and unusual edge faces from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

 
Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with two-phase inclusion (Enhydro) and unusual edge faces from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with two-phase inclusion (Enhydro) and unusual edge faces from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with two-phase inclusion (Enhydro) and unusual edge faces from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with two-phase inclusion (Enhydro) and unusual edge faces from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with two-phase inclusion (Enhydro) and unusual edge faces from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with two-phase inclusion (Enhydro) and unusual edge faces from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with two-phase inclusion (Enhydro) and unusual edge faces from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with two-phase inclusion (Enhydro) and unusual edge faces from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 70509
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with two-phase inclusion (Enhydro) and unusual edge faces
Locality:Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia
Description:Lustrous transparent smoky-amethyst quartz crystal (medium-smoky to purple amethyst) with two-phase inclusion (water and vapor) in a cavity resulting in a moveable bubble, commonly labeled as an Enhydro. Note the unusual edge faces.
Overall Size:6x3x2.2 cm
Crystals:3-52 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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