MM Quartz Stalactite Natural Mineral Specimen # B 6024

Features:

Primary Mineral: Quartz
Size: 5 x 4 inches (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
Size Class: Cabinet
Weight: 635 g (22.4 oz)
Locality: Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Quartz stalactites from Nashik stacked upward into a tapering group, each rounded tip coated in bright, sparkling white quartz crystals. Touches of warm tan show at the base, and the arrangement of tall and smaller fingers is pleasingly symmetrical.

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 showy cabinet specimen in excellent condition.