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Quartz, var. Herkimer Diamond
Quartz, var. Herkimer Diamond
Ace of Diamonds Mine, Herkimer County, New York
Lapis Lazuli (polished and carved)
Lapis Lazuli (polished and carved)
Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Opal (polished)
Opal (polished)
Jalisco, Mexico
Smithsonite
Smithsonite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Stilbite
Stilbite
Jalgaon, India
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Merelani Mine, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Quartz Var. Amethyst "Antenna Quartz"

Quartz Var. Amethyst "Antenna Quartz"

sold
Locality
Goboboseb Mtns. Brandberg Dist. Erongo Region, Namibia
Minerals
Quartz
Dimensions
6.0 x 5.0 x 3.5 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
AMETHYST6

This unusual example of "antenna Quartz," occurred as a brief layer in  a Quartz vein in the Goboboseb mountains in Namibia. The vein was frosty white quartz, and then they hit a layer where there were secondary growth of Amethyst on the white quartz crystals. This secondary growth may be considered "reverse sceptering," as the Quartz grows skinnier and more narrow, compared with scepters where they expand outward. Africans liked to call them "Antenna Quartz," for obvious reasons. There are ten different reverse scepters on this cluster. The two largest make a dramatic "V" for victory, and exhibit exceptional length for this rare form of Quartz. It comes mounted on an acrylic base.

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