MM Quartz Stalactite Natural Mineral Specimen # B 6032

Features:

Primary Mineral: Quartz
Size: 6 x 4 inches (15.2 x 10.2 cm)
Size Class: Large Cabinet
Weight: 890 g (31.4 oz)
Locality: Nashik, Maharashtra, India

A large, upright plate of quartz from Nashik studded with big, rounded stalactite domes, all coated in frosty, sparkling white crystals, and shown on a stand. The bulbous forms give the surface a bold, three-dimensional texture.

These formations begin as chalcedony stalactites hanging in gas pockets of the Deccan basalt flows. A later generation of clear quartz crystals then coats each finger, turning the whole piece into a sparkling sculpture.

A large-cabinet specimen in excellent condition.