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Quartz - three di-pyramidal crystals from Porphyry de l'Estérel, Agay, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

 
Quartz - three di-pyramidal crystals from Porphyry de l'Estérel, Agay, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Quartz - three di-pyramidal crystals from Porphyry de l'Estérel, Agay, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Quartz - three di-pyramidal crystals from Porphyry de l'Estérel, Agay, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

DESCRIPTION:No. 70804
Mineral:Quartz - three di-pyramidal crystals
Locality:Porphyry de l'Estérel, Agay, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Description:Three translucent colorless quartz crystals with a long history of ownership. The quartz crystals are hexagonal di-pyramidal form, commonly mislabeled as Beta-quartz, but actually just doubly terminated quartz crystals with no prism faces. Ex. John Albanese (1898-1969); ex John E. MacDonald (1933-2009); ex. Joe Cilen (1916-1997) #6380
Overall Size:in a 3x3x3 cm box
Crystals:12-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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