Detailed information
Species
Quartz, var. Eisenkiesel
Dimensions
80 x 93 x 54
mm
Weight
265 g
Locality
Hermine Mine, Lissenthan, Nabburg Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Condition
No recorded repairs
This is a very different sort of Quartz var. Eisenkiesel than what we normally see from the Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District in Bavaria, Germany. This small cabinet-sized specimen is a cauliflower-like aggregate of finely crystallized Milky Quartz, the outer layer of which is bright orange-red due to inclusions of fine-grained iron oxides - Hematite. The Quartz aggregates are crystallized, but so fine-grained that their lustre is not glassy, but matt, making for an interesting texture. A very unusual and distinctive specimen from Hermine mine.