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QD6-LAQQuartz SiO₂

Cavradi gorge, Val Curnera, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland

Dimensions: 7.1 cm x 3.5 cm x 3.4 cm

Found at Val Aulta north face in late summer 2011. Doubly terminated floater crystal with left handed Dauphiné twinning. Photo by Anton Watzl, Sr.

W1P-PYHQuartz SiO₂ , Chlorite Group

Val Strem, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland

Dimensions: 9.1 cm x 6 cm x 2.5 cm

Found on Witenalpstock in 2005. Colorless open gwindel with typical Alpine Chlorite. The twisting is very dramatic, and the bottom of the crystal is re-crystallized. Photo by Anton Watzl Sr.