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Beryl var. Aquamarine
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Quy Chau District, Nghe An Province, Vietnam
Lapis Lazuli (polished and carved)
Lapis Lazuli (polished and carved)
Sar-e-Sang, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Opal var. Hyalite
Opal var. Hyalite
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Quartz "Faden"
Quartz "Faden"
Dara Ismael Khan District, Waziristan, Pakistan
Sphalerite on Quartz
Sphalerite on Quartz
Shuikoushan Lead/Zinc Mine, Chaling, Hunan Province, China
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Zoisite Var. Tanzanite
Merelani Mine, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Quartz Var. Amethyst Scepters

Quartz Var. Amethyst Scepters

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Locality
Goboboseb Mtns. Brandberg Dist. Erongo Region, Namibia
Minerals
Quartz
Dimensions
7 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
QUARTZ37

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. Some of the secondary growth may be considered "reverse sceptering," as the Quartz grows skinnier and more narrow, compared with the opposite being "scepters," where they expand outward. 

This piece was the best from a lot I purchased of the Charlie Key collection. What makes this the best example is its broad array of crystallization on a single piece. There are clear quartz crystals that turn purple but have no obvious shift in structure, then there are ones that scepter as they turn purple, and others that become narrower as they turn purple. No damage. 

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