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4.1" Chlorite Included Quartz Crystal Cluster - Baluchistan, Pakistan
This is a cluster of green quartz crystals that was collected from the Baluchistan Province of Pakistan. The green color of the quartz can be attributed to chlorite inclusions that are concentrated proximal to the terminations of the crystals. Captivating chlorite phantoms can be seen through some of the facets of the crystals.
Comes with an acrylic display stand to assist with preferred presentation.
Comes with an acrylic display stand to assist with preferred presentation.
About Quartz
Quartz is the name given to silicon dioxide (SiO2) and is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's crust. Quartz crystals generally grow in silica-rich environments--usually igneous rocks or hydrothermal environments like geothermal waters--at temperatures between 100°C and 450°C, and usually under very high pressure. In either case, crystals will precipitate as temperatures cool, just as ice gradually forms when water freezes. Quartz veins are formed when open fissures are filled with hot water during the closing stages of mountain formation: these veins can be hundreds of millions of years old.
Quartz is the name given to silicon dioxide (SiO2) and is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's crust. Quartz crystals generally grow in silica-rich environments--usually igneous rocks or hydrothermal environments like geothermal waters--at temperatures between 100°C and 450°C, and usually under very high pressure. In either case, crystals will precipitate as temperatures cool, just as ice gradually forms when water freezes. Quartz veins are formed when open fissures are filled with hot water during the closing stages of mountain formation: these veins can be hundreds of millions of years old.
SPECIES
Quartz & Chlorite
LOCATION
Kharan, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan
SIZE
Entire specimen 4.1 x 3.5"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#175089
