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Description: Quartz Locality: Poncione di Valleggia, Cavagnoli glacier (Cavagnöö glacier) area, Bavona Valley, Maggia Valley, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 13.0 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm. A stunning spire of clear Alpine quartz, out of the Wein collection of Europe. The form of this crystal is quite unusual, with its meandering edge delineations and wavy tapering form. Striations on the faces give it an attractive silky luster.
Author: Robert M. Lavinsky
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