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Quartz (Tessin Habit)
From an old alpine classics collection that was being dispersed at the Tucson 2012 show, this is an exemplary example of a Tessin-style quartz crystal. Not only this: but it is gorgeous and gemmy; AND on a nice granite matrix; AND from the namesake locality for such habit. It is good on its own merits, style points aside. A very good reference site for explaining the unique rarity of Tessin style quartz crystals is this one: http://www.quartzpage.de/crs_habits.html. Seldom do we find such nice examples, with all the qualities we would want of a display specimen. Usually, you just get nice "singles" from this locale.
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Species
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.3 x 7.3 x 5.1 cm
Locality
Val Bedretto, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland
Added on10/23/2024
Comments
Known provenance
2024/08
Unknown Owner
Not disclosed—Species and Locality Wiki Pages
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