Quartz Crystal Plate – WC 016

Measurements:  110 x 100 x 33 mm

Description:  A plate of quartz crystals with the bottom of the specimen having goethite and guartz crystal growth (image bottom right).

A few of the crystals are damaged. The specimen displays well on a flat surface, all-round.

Weight of Specimen:  216 g

Chemical Composition:  SiO₂  (quartz)
                                        α-FeO(OH)  (goethite) 

Hardness on Mohs Scale:  (quartz)  7
                                           (goethite)  5 - 5.5

Location:  Ceres area, Western Cape, South Africa.

Specimen Code:  WC 016

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