Wispy gray phantom lines of achtinolate
and tremollite, up to 30 per inch, run parallel with a few twists
and turns through the clear polished Madagascar quartz crystal. Large
2 pound 13 1/2 ounce prism that is 7 inches by 5 inches by 3 1/2 inches
is a quartz crystal formed with metamorphic rock
Layers of micro bubbles highlights multiple
phantoms within the clear smoky quartz crystal from Madagascar. The
phantoms form a windowpane structure on several of the prism faces.The
tip of the left hand photo shows included fin structure perpendicular
to the largest termination face. 4 7/8 inch by 3 1/4 inch by 2 1/2
inch. The lustrous brown smoky quartz with phantoms and window panes
is a spectacutlar quartz display
10 1/2 lb, 8 1/4 inch by 6 inch by 4
1/2 inch, the Madagascar polished quartz crystal is very clear for
its large size. Wispy veils and reflective planes create and fragment
rainbow colors. Impressive in size and beauty, the polished crystal
will be focal point of a mineral or decorative display area. Duplicate
listing on the Decorator page.
2 inch by 1 inch polished Madagascar
quartz point is water clear. In the photo, the two lines flanking
the dominate termination face are prism edes at the back of the crystal.
Cloudy orange spots and bits of included
orange quartz give a splash of color to the lower third.. Wispy inclusions
twine through the clear quartz. The polished crystal is 3 3/8 inch
by 2 1/8 in by 1 3/8 inch and weighs 5 1/4 ounces.
Thin layers tiny bubbles are woven
like cotton candy at the base of the stocky quartz crystal from
Madagascar. The clear polished quartz prism with flat base is an
impressive size; 5 5/8 inch by 3 1/4 inch by 3 1/2 inch.
The polished quartz prism is water
clear with several small blade inclusions along one side. The 95%
clear quartz with a bright polish and cut flat base reflects light
enhancing the brilliance of the quartz display. 3 7/8 inch by 2
inch by 2 inch flat prism side to flat prism side.
Clear Madagascar quartz crystal has
a termination faces with window pane structure; one has red hematite,
one with cottony tremolite and one with sparkling microcrystals.
At the base of the prism is a vertical plane of tremolite and green
chlorite. The polished prism with flat base and colorful inclusions
is 5 1/4 inches by 2 inches by 2 3/8inches, 1.6 pounds.
4 5/8 inch by 2 5/8 inch by 1 7/8
inch quartz crystal from Madagascar is water clear with vertical
blade inclusions and a wispy veil at the bottom and a thin blade
inclusion angling through the middle.
The equal dimensional quartz prism
is 5 7/8 inch by 2 1/2 inch by 2 1/2 inch. Icy inclusions fill the
base of the polished prism. A wispy, cottony tuft is suspended 2/3
up the clear quartz crystal.
The water clear, flat quartz prism
has the appearance of a modern sculpture. Several blade inclusions
at the base reflect light upward illuminating the interior. 1 1/4
pound, 4 inch by 2 3/4 inch by 1 1/2 inch. A world class quartz
specimen that would be an impressive interior decorator display
Quartz twin crystal is 4 1/2 inch
by 4 inch by 2 1/2 inch. Tracing the plane of joined crystals is
a band of icy inclusions similar that that seen in faden quartz.
The slender Madagascar quartz crystal
is 3 inches long and 5/8 inches thick. Several thin cloudy patches
are suspended in the clear polished quartz point.
This exceptional polished quartz prism
is clear with a few wispy inclusions and a rainbow blade inclusion
near the tip. The Madagascar quartz is 3/4 pound, 6 inch by 1 5/8
inch by 1 1/4 inch; an impressive quartz display.
2 inch by 1 inch by 1 inch polished
quartz is a double terminated crystal having an included phantom
crystal face of wispy green chlorite that is to the left in the
photograph. The polished crystal is similar to a large gemstone
with angles that return light and increase brilliance
A stack of phantoms are highlighted
by a coating of limonite on the reverse side. The clear quartz point
is polished on three sides. The unpolished sided reveals the structure
that forms the phantoms. The 41 gram, phantom quartz is 2 inches
by 1 1/8 inches by 13/16 inch.
The polished amethyst crystal from Madagascar
is dark purple with a sparkling luster. The 15 ounce amethyst is 3
inches by 3 inches by 2 1/2 which is a large size display crystal.
The polished amethyst crystals from
Madagascar are dark purple with a sparkling luster. The 1 pound 7
ounce amethyst crystal pair is 3 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches by 2 1/4.
Madagascar quartz
crystal has a blush of amethyst with a darker streak angling up
through the polished prism. 2 inch by 1 1/4 inch size with icy inclusions
at the base and a clear tip.
Deep tinted amethyst crystal is slightly
milky with sparkling icy inclusions. 2 3/8 inch by 1 1/4 inch by 1
1/8 inch polished amethyst prism is luminescent purple when set near
a light source.
Clear Madagascar quartz crystal has
wispy inclusions, blushs of purple amethyst, and a column of smoke
marking the meeting of prism faces within the crystal. The crystal
appears as a blocky crystal with a flat termination. The opposite
side shows that this is three parallel crystal joined into one. Over
a half pound, the 276 gram crystal is 2 7/8 inch tall by 2 5/8 inch
wide by 1 1/2 inch thick.
Clear quartz with icy inclusions at
the base has purple lines tracing multiple phantoms. The tip is illuminated
by a reflective inclusion, giving the quartz crystal a violet glow.
The 44 gram polished amethyst phantom crystal is 1 1/2 inches by 1
3/4 inches by 3/4 inches.
Light brown smoky quartz is cut from
massive clear quartz into a flat prism shape with steep angled sides.
Several twisted leaf shaped inclusions of thin blades or micro bubbles
are suspended through the center of the cut and polished smoky quartz
display. 4 inch by 2 1/2 inch by 1 3/8 inch.
Clear smoky quartz is cut and polished
into a 141 gram bar that is 2 inch by 1 5/8 inch by 1 to 1 4/4 inch
thick. The lustrous smoky quartz is gem quality; 90% clear.
Polished smoky quartz point from Madagascar
is wide at the base, tapered to a tip. Included 1/4 in from the
widest prism face is a prism plane included with bits of mineral
that are surrounded with a brown halo. Blade inclusions at the base
along with the mineral inclusions reflect light within the 3 inch
by 1 1/2 inch crystal.
Madagascar quartz crystal has wispy
inclusions at the base and is clear at the tip with thin blade inclusions
that produce sparkling light. The tip has a blush of amethyst and
several smoky phantom prism faces included within the 2 1/8 inch
tall by 2 1/8 i8nch by 1 1/2 inch, 178 gram polished quartz point.
Madagascar quartz point is window
pane quartz with smoky phantoms and a spot of amethyst at the upper
center. The back and one side have depressions that are not polished
marking the skeletal formation. 2 1/2 inch by 1 1/2 inch by 1 1/4
inch.
The large smoky quartz prism is cut
and polished with a flat base presenting the back face at 90 degrees
and an opposite front face of at degrees. The high quality smoky
quartz polished crystal is vibrant visual display. Clear brown Madagascar
smoky quartz has thin blade inclusions along one side that reflect
light within the crystal creating a bright luster. 4 inch tall by
4 1/2 inch by 3 inch, 2 pounds 14 1/2 ounces.
The spray of pineapple crystals have
clear tips and red hematite included crystals cascading down the prism
faces. 3 inch by 3 inch by 1 3/4 inch thick pineapple cluster of four
crystals is a handsome quartz display.
Equal dimensional quartz prisms have
mini crystals cascading down the sides. 2 1/4 inch tall by 3 inch
by 2 inch pineapple quartz cluster is from Ananas Madagascar, also
called Ananas candle quartz. There is a small chip at the tip of the
large crystal and a shallow chip in the cleft of the double tip of
the smaller crystal.
Madagascar pineapple twinned quartz
is white at the center with clear window panes and tips. The cascading
crystals on the prism faces are larger and clearer than usual looking
like triangular gable windows stacked on a building edifice. 4 inch
by 2 inch by 2 inch.
Glistening white pineapple quartz cluster
has one large crystal and six smaller crystals all secondary crystals
packed along the prism faces. The crystal cluster has the largest
crystal at a 45 degree and a grouping of smaller crystals facing the
opposite direction. laying flat; 3 1/2 inch by 3 inch by 1 1/2 inch
tall.
Quartz crystals with a snowy white
mineral coating have sparkling secondary crystals on the prism faces.
The frosty pineapple quartz cluster from Madagascar is 4 inches by
4 1/2 inches by 3 inches tall.
The 4 inch by 1 3/4 inch pineapple quartz
is from Ambatfinhandrana Madagascar. The equilateral point is milky
translucent quartz with attached quartz crystals on two sides.
The tall Madagascar polished quartz
prism is included with small flakes of titanium lepidochrosite which
are concentrated at the tip These tiny crystals reflect red metallic
sparks of light. The outer crystal has milky striations. The interior
is slightly milky with wispy inclusions. 4 inch by 1 1/8 inch by 1
inch. trade name: harlequin quartz.
Manganese oxide a primary mineral in
contact metamorphism of manganese ores, forms dome shaped sprays of
slender prisms within quartz crystals. The hollandite (Ba(Mn4+,Mn2+)8O16)
inclusions look like stars to the naked eye. Numerous hollandite inclusions
are suspended in two slightly milky quartz crystals that are 2 1/4
inches by 2 1/4 inches by 1 1/2 inches. Ansirabé, Madagascar
is the source of the hollandite quartz
2 1/2 inch by 1 1/8 inch by 1 inch quartz
crystal has mossy green chlorite inclusion. Within the water clear
Madagascar quartz is a healed fracture with small clear quartz crystals
on its surface.
Angular red crystals imbedded in the
unpolished back face are viewed through the polished crystals faces.
Dissolved crystals form striated ridges on the back surface and several
included reflective planes at the base of the crystal reflect light
creating a lively visual display within the water clear quartz crystal.
2 3/4 inch by 1 3/4 inch by 1 1/4 inch.
Bits of red hematite are suspended throughout
the 1 1/4 inch by 2 5/8 inch by 1 3/4 inch, 164 gram (near 6 ounce)
polished quartz crystal. The red hematite layer is located 1/8 inch
from the exterior faces producing a phantom within the crystal.
Red and black hematite hex plate crystals
line a windowpane crystal face included in translucent milky quartz
crystal. A couple of smoky phantom faces and a wisp of red smoke are
included below the hematite layer. 117 grams. 2 inch by 1 1/2 inch
by 1 1/2 inch.
The quartz has four polished sides.
The others sides where kept natural because of cottony pink and white
spheres of tremolite that are on the interior of those faces and are
suspended within the clear Madagascar quartz. 2 inch by 1 inch by
1 1/2 inch.
Slender quartz crystal has mossy chlorite
inclusions. The polished included quartz is 2 3/4 inches long and
1/2 inch thick with a 1 1/8 inch partner slanting downward at 45 degrees.
