Quartz (Var: Chalcedony), Baryte
Aït Ourir, Al Haouz Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
9.0 x 6.6 x 3.7 cm. This gorgeous, translucent specimen features two tabular crystals, to 6.6 cm in length, of pure white chalcedony replacing earlier crystals of baryte. The vertical crystal is translucent and both exhibit a silky luster. In person, it is just so much more subtle in the aesthetics... really, a unique specimen. It is ...
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