Quartz

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It is rare to find such a massive crystal sitting so starkly upright, that hasn't had its termination smashed a bit. This crystal, measuring 17 x 9 x 8 cm, defies the odds! It is a superbly formed, equant crystal that jumps straight up from its attendant smaller crystals at the base, and it is complete and viewable 360-degrees. You can run fingers over all edges and find no defect at all, no ding, excepting only 3 teeny tiny indentations on the lower portion of one side edge - and these are almost certainly natural growth indentations as I do not see fracture-induced microcracks around them. Remember that you are looking through a THICK, FAT crystal and so the internal veils it has in person are magnified by the camera looking through 4 inches of quartz, so in person it does appear a bit more internally transparent than you see here. Still, the photos give a hint, and if the hint is interesting the piece in person will really impress. From the personal collection of mine owner Ron Coleman.