Unusual Smoky Quartz w phantom (Zerfass Coll.)

Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Large Cabinet, 15.9 x 6.4 x 5.0 cm
Start Time: 09/03/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/07/2017 6:34:29 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Four sides of the six sides of this impressive large sharply terminated smoky quartz crystal are richly included with clay particles. The clay particles rise up in the interior of the gemmy and lustrous crystal to form a dramatic phantom in the limpid termination. This is a striking and pristine 360-degree specimen with every turn presenting a different perspective. The contact at the base, where another crystal once lay, has no damage, per se. Back lighting really shows the phantom and gemminess of the crystal. The base has been sawed to enhance the display quality of this imposing and uncommon style large smoky from Diamantina and the Paul Zerfass Collection # 1166.

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