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Natural Rare Amethyst Asylum Quartz Clusters x 35 From Luena, Congo
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A NOTE FROM NICK
A large flat of 35 small natural red Hematite phantoms extra rare Asylum Quartz Amethyst clusters. Bargain price for this tray.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Asylum Quartz Clusters - The Craziest Pegmatite Quartz On Earth - Very Limited Stock!
Direct from the Luena pegmatites, Congo: the long awaited Asylum Quartz clusters (5 years since the last batch) named for their chaotic, inclusion packed interiors. Formed from the super heated fluids in cooling magma pockets, every cluster can hosts a wild mix of minerals and colouration, including Clear, Smoky Quartz, Amethyst, Citrine, Goethite needles, Rutile, Red Hematite Phantoms, Brown Iron/Limonite Phantoms, Specular Hematite Inclusions, microcline, orthoclase, mica flakes, creating limitless color flecks and phantoms inside gemmy to translucent quartz. This batch has nice Amethyst and they are very shiny, unique and rare. Classic habit with sharp terminations, etched faces and dramatic multi-phase growth.
PRODUCT MINERALS
Quartz, Amethyst, Red Hematite Phantoms, Specular Hematite
PRODUCT FEATURES
Rare, Multi-Mineral, Inclusions, Phantoms
PRODUCT COLOUR
Brown, Gold, Clear, Red, Purple, Tan, Smoky
MOHS HARDNESS SCALE
2.5 to 7.5
PRODUCT DATA
Locality = Luena, Congo
Grade = Medium to Good Grade
Size = 41 - 74 mm