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Quartz with phantom-growth zone from Greely, 18 km SSE of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

 
Quartz with phantom-growth zone from Greely, 18 km SSE of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Quartz with phantom-growth zone from Greely, 18 km SSE of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Quartz with phantom-growth zone from Greely, 18 km SSE of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Quartz with phantom-growth zone from Greely, 18 km SSE of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Quartz with phantom-growth zone from Greely, 18 km SSE of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Quartz with phantom-growth zone from Greely, 18 km SSE of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Quartz with phantom-growth zone from Greely, 18 km SSE of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Quartz with phantom-growth zone from Greely, 18 km SSE of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 77952
Mineral:Quartz with phantom-growth zone
Locality:Greely, 18 km SSE of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Description:Classic lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystal with dark, almost black, internal phantom-growth zone caused by an unidentified dark mineral coating an earlier phase of the quartz that continued to grown, encapsulating the earlier zone. Originally acquired from Bob Acker in August 1994
Overall Size:24x16x12 mm
Crystals:24 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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