MM Quartz Stalactite Natural Mineral Specimen # B 6040

Features:

Primary Mineral: Quartz
Size: 4 x 3.5 inches (10.2 x 8.9 cm)
Size Class: Cabinet
Weight: 1,000 g (2.2 lb)
Locality: Nashik, Maharashtra, India

A dense, heavy cluster of quartz stalactites from Nashik, with several dome-tipped columns rising together, all covered in glittering white quartz crystals. At 1 kg, it is solid for its size.

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 showy cabinet piece in excellent condition.