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Specimen: Standard Gallery: Standard
Olmiite
Olmiite
N Chwanning II Mine, Kuruman, Republic of South Africa
Tourmaline Var. Elbaite
Tourmaline Var. Elbaite
Kunar Province, Afganistan
Acanthite
Acanthite
Imiter, Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Corundum Var. Sapphire
Corundum Var. Sapphire
Balangoda, near Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Quartz Var. Rose
Quartz Var. Rose
Lavra da Ilha Pegmatite, Taquaral, Itinga, Aracuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Opal var. Hyalite
Opal var. Hyalite
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Quartz with petroleum inclusions

Quartz with petroleum inclusions

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Locality
Zhob Baluchistan, Pakistan
Minerals
Quartz
Dimensions
7.5 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm
Size class
Small Cabinet
SID
QUARTZ49

Here is an entire vial of petroleum included 4 phase Quartzes. I would estimate there are at least 30 individual crystals. They fluoresce like crazy, and otherwise have a golden yellow hue under natural light. I will also throw in a 60X power handheld microscope with both natural light LED and long wave Fluorescent LED free of charge (a $12 value). 

It is a four phase inclusion in a double terminated Quartz crystal found in central Pakistan 6 years ago. It is highly fluorescent under both short wave and long wave (LW pictured). The long wave makes the petroleum fluoresce yellow, the short wave brings out the more reds and blues. 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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