Specimen #1591

Name: Quartz

Type: Mineral

Locality: Silver Point Mine, Ouray, Colorado, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 13.2 x 8.7 x 4.8 cm

Weight:

Acquired: 2009-09-01

Source: Arkenstone Auction

Label: Y

Comment: This unusual specimen is a quartz piece now, with the quartz crystals having grown upon a thin shell of quartz cast after another, now missing mineral species (presumably barite). The boxlike cast form is clear from the back of the specimen. On the front, it presents a very sparkly quartz face arranged vertically for display. Rare locality material

Minerals: Quartz (SiO₂)

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Quartz, Silver Point Mine, Ouray, Colorado - 13.2 x 8.7 x 4.8 cm

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Quartz, Silver Point Mine, Ouray, Colorado - 13.2 x 8.7 x 4.8 cm