Quartz with Clinochlore from Russia TW291 kentucky agate Soothing green color and tight

Soothing green color and tight banding makes this polished freeform a unique addition to any display

Collectors prize the deposit’s well-formed alpine quartz crystals and accessory minerals which crystallized from hydrothermal fluids in the alpine clefts

several more masses have been found

and one of only 4 pieces we were able to obtain from our annual pilgrimage to Tucson in 2021

There is some iridescent pyrite on remaining shell of the fluorite cubes

Quartz with Clinochlore from Russia TW291 kentucky agate Soothing green color and tightQuartz with Clinochlore from Russia Approx. Dimensions: 1. 5x1. 5x1 inches Approx. Weight: 24. 2 grams Locality: Pelingichei Area, Prepolar Ural Mountains, Russia This is a beautiful little specimen of quartz with clinochlore that has eaten away at the surface of the quartz crystals. The combination of the two minerals creates an incredible play of light as light is reflected off of the myriad of pits and pock marks left by the clinochlore's