| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from South Africa > Quartz with Ajoite inclusions |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 80593 |
| Mineral: | Quartz with Ajoite inclusions |
| Locality: | Messina Mine, Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent gray quartz crystals to 35 mm with blue-green ajoite microcrystals included inside two of the largest quartz crystals. The ajoite inclusions are form phantom-growth zones because they coated the quartz while it was still growing. Ex. Miller #M1919; Collected ca. 1987 |
| Overall Size: | 37x16x14 mm |
| Crystals: | micro to 35 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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