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Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Ishkoman Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.9 × 9.8 × 6.3 cm
Description

A larger quartz crystal that is completely covered with a limonite coating. The quartz crystal is crystallized as a healed floater. The limonite coating gives the crystal an earthy character. It could be removed, but I think the crystal is more beautiful that way. No significant damage to report.

Mineral Data
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Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White