Quartz (Japan-Law Twin) with Wavellite

Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bustillo Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Miniature, 4.2 x 3.6 x 1.7 cm
Start Time: 02/15/2018 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/22/2018 6:52:52 pm (CST)
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Item Description

The Japan-Law twin Quartz specimens from this mine are well known in the mineral world, and this piece is a great example of said material. The specimen hosts a beautiful, very gemmy, colorless Japan-Law twin of Quartz measuring 2.2 cm across, along with simple prismatic Quartz crystals which are coated by white radial groups of the phosphate Wavellite. The overall quality is great for the loaclity. Siglo XX is one of the most impressive Bolivian localities hands down for the diversity of minerals and the quantity of specimens produced for over a century. It is the type locality for many "best in the world" species, and it even produces some amazing specimens of common species like Quartz.

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