Gwindel Quartz - Argentière Glacier, France

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ColorsGrey
SizeSmall
Dimensions7.0 x 6.7 x 4.2 cm
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This water-clear gwindel comes from a famous find, at pretty low altitude, near the Argentière glacier, made some years ago. You can read about this find in the amazing french minerals magazine “Le Regne Mineral” N° 103. The specimen is well twisted and damageless. Its shape is very typical of the Mont-Blanc gwindels, less elongated than Swiss specimens.


Locality : Argentière, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, France


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Feb 2025
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
Listed for $740.00 on 4 Mar 2025

Unknown previous owners

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