MM Quartz Stalactite Natural Mineral Specimen # B 6168

Features:

Primary Mineral: Quartz (smoky)
Size: 8 x 2 inches (20.3 x 5.1 cm)
Size Class: Large Cabinet
Weight: 385 g (13.6 oz)
Locality: Nashik, Maharashtra, India

A single, slender quartz stalactite from Nashik, more than 20 cm long, coated along its length with smoky tan-gray quartz crystals and shown upright on a clear stand. The knobby, sparkling tip gives the column a natural finish.

These formations begin as chalcedony stalactites in basalt cavities; a later generation of quartz then coats every finger. The smoky tone here is less common than clear quartz.

A slender large-cabinet piece in excellent condition.