QUARTZ (GROWTH INTERFERENCE) NATURAL POINT
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Product Details
- CRYSTAL/MINERAL
- GROWTH INTERFERENCE QUARTZ
- location
- Bor Quarry, Dalnegorsk, Russia
- SKU
- 142761
- DIMENSIONS
- 4.7cm x 1.7cm x 1.3cm (1.8in x 0.7in x 0.5in)
- GEOLOGICAL FORMATION
- These crystals display distinctive unusual crystal formations created when Calcite competed with Quartz for space during crystallisation. These specimens show Quartz growth interrupted by thin Calcite plates that later dissolved away, leaving behind crystals with altered or interrupted growth patterns.
The process involves Quartz and Calcite growing in nearly simultaneous alternating cycles, with the more soluble calcite interfering with silica deposition before dissolving under acidic conditions after Quartz growth was completed. This creates Quartz crystals with layered appearances and interesting growth interruptions, often featuring unusual surface distortions, multiple terminations, and complex prismatic or tabular habits.
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QUARTZ (GROWTH INTERFERENCE) NATURAL POINT
Sale priceAED 1,600.00