Smoky Quartz with Amethyst on Quartz

Orange River Area, Namibia
Large Cabinet, 29.0 x 19.0 x 10.0 cm
Start Time: 12/07/2009 7:00:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/17/2009 7:00:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Outrageous, amazing large cabinet specimen from the Orange River area. There are lustrous and Gemmy Smoky Quartz crystals, some grading into Amethyst, that grow across the side of this gigantic single Quartz crystal. The largest of the Smokies is 3.5 x 3.5, while many of the tabular flat-lying crystals average 2.5 cm in size, with the largest being 4.5 cm. They all have superb luster, color, and gemminess. There are a few minor dings and some iron staining attached, but they do not detract at all from the magnificence of this huge specimen. Aesthetic, and entrancing, large showpiece, quite unusual in size and appearance for this locale. EXTRA SHIPPING COST APPLIES (it weighs probably about ten pounds).

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