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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 76937
Mineral:Quartz var. Tessin habit
Locality:Becker Quarry, West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut
Description:Lustrous transparent Tessin-habit quartz crystal with no attached matrix. Tessin-habit quartz crystals are tapered form, resembling scalenohedra, resulting from repeatedly alternating termination and prism faces forming stepped, tapered crystals. Rare. See article The Remarkable Quartz Crystals of West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut in Rocks and Minerals v.78 #4
Overall Size:13x8x8 mm
Crystals:13 mm
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