MM Quartz Stalactite Natural Mineral Specimen # B 6018

Features:

Primary Mineral: Quartz
Size: 5 x 4.5 inches (12.7 x 11.4 cm)
Size Class: Cabinet
Weight: 825 g (29.1 oz)
Locality: Nashik, Maharashtra, India

A broad, triangular cluster of quartz stalactites from Nashik, with many rounded, dome-tipped fingers of different sizes, all coated in glittering white quartz crystals. Tall and short stalactites combine for a full, three-dimensional shape.

Quartz stalactites form when silica-rich solutions drip inside open basalt cavities, building up fingers of chalcedony that later become coated in small, sharp quartz crystals. The result glitters from every angle.

A substantial cabinet piece in excellent condition.