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Quartz var. Tessin habit scepter from Becker Quarry, West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut

 
Quartz var. Tessin habit scepter from Becker Quarry, West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut

Quartz var. Tessin habit scepter from Becker Quarry, West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 76473
Mineral:Quartz var. Tessin habit scepter
Locality:Becker Quarry, West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut
Description:Small cluster of intersecting lustrous transparent Tessin-habit quartz crystals with remnants of black matrix. Tessin-habit quartz crystals have repeatedly alternating termination and prism faces forming stepped, tapered, elongated crystals. Collected in 1997 by Al Francken
Overall Size:13x12x4 mm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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