MM Quartz Stalactite Natural Mineral Specimen # B 6012

Features:

Primary Mineral: Quartz
Size: 5 x 4 inches (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
Size Class: Cabinet
Weight: 580 g (20.5 oz)
Locality: Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Three upright, dome-tipped quartz stalactites from Nashik, the tallest at the center, rising from a flat base and coated on every side with sparkling white quartz crystals. The balanced, three-column arrangement makes a strong display.

In the Deccan Traps, dripping silica can build chalcedony stalactites inside cavities, and fresh quartz often crystallizes over them afterward. Specimens fully coated on all sides, as this one is, are the most attractive.

An attractive cabinet specimen in excellent condition.