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Dioptase
Dioptase
Altyn-Tyube, Karagandy Oblast, Kazakhstan
Opal (rough and cut)
Opal (rough and cut)
Shoa Province, Ethiopia
Quartz "Faden"
Quartz "Faden"
Dara Ismael Khan District, Waziristan, Pakistan
Quartz var. Faden
Quartz var. Faden
Dara Ismael Khan District, Waziristan, Pakistan
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Merelani Mine, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Wulfenite
Wulfenite
Wulfenite from Villa Ahumada, Sierra de Los Lamentos, Chihuahua, Mexico

Quartz with petroleum inclusions

Quartz with petroleum inclusions

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Locality
Zhob Baluchistan, Pakistan
Minerals
Quartz
Dimensions
2.4 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm
Size class
Thumbnail
SID
QUARTZ10

This is a fine example of this uncommon form of Quartz. It is a four phase inclusion in a double terminated Quartz crystal found in central Pakistan 4 years ago. It is highly fluorescent under both short wave and long wave (both pictured). The long wave makes the petroleum fluoresce yellow, the short wave brings out the more reds and blues. (both are pictured above). There are two bubbles that move within the yellow petroleum. The gas bubble forms when the the Quartz cools after forming, the petroleum contracts more than the Quartz because it is less dense, it pulls a vacume within the fluid thus creating a "gas" bubble.  The four phases are: the gas bubble trapped in the petroleum, the petroleum itself, a darker brown previously organic material, and black carbon inclusions. I learned this from an insightful geologist who specializes in Quartz inclusions, whom I met at the Tucson Main show.  

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