Light Smoky Quartz Group with Rutile – WC 001

Measurements:  74 x 62 x 48 mm

Description:  A group of light smoky quartz crystals with bits of orthoclase feldspar on it, and a few rutile needles inside. Most crystals have light phantoms.

Some of the terminations have minute to small nicks. Some parts of the specimen have a few contact marks.

Weight of Specimen:  192 g

Chemical Composition:  SiO₂  (quartz)     
                                        KAlSi₃O₈  (feldspar)
                                        TiO₂  (rutile)

Hardness on Mohs Scale:   (quartz)  7  
                                            (feldspar)  6 - 6.5
                                            (rutile)  6.6

Location:  Vredendal area, Western Cape, South Africa.

Specimen Code:  WC 001  

R 300