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Artichoke Quartz

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Artichoke Quartz

ex coll. Seckler

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Description
Locality: 
Stromberg Quarry, Stromberg, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 10.5 × 5.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.00cm
Description

One of the rare big Stromberg quartz specimen - a combination of artichoke quartz and capped quartz.
Has some minor inclusions (manganese).
Little noticable edge wear.
The last one of this size and quality. Find was in the eighties and practically everything is gone.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Artichoke Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0

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