Quartz
Montefondoli, Klausen, Eisacktal, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
19.6 x 12.4 x 10.0 cm. From the noted (German) Rolf Wein Collection, a monster Alpine quartz crystal with a water-clear interior, with complex stepped faces, and most interestingly, DOUBLY-TERMINATED. It of course did not form as a floater, but broke off in the pocket, and the broken-off end entirely healed to form flashy, jagged microfaces. Quite ...
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