13.1" Sparkly, Orange Quartz Formation With Stand - Uruguay

This is a 13.1" tall, druzy, orange quartz cluster from the mines near Artigas, Uruguay. This specimen features many "stalactite" formations. It comes with a custom metal display stand.

Silicon Dioxide, also known as SiO2 or Quartz, is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's crust. Quartz crystals generally grow in silica-rich, hot watery solutions called hydrothermal environments, at temperatures between 100°C and 450°C, and usually under very high pressure. Quartz veins are formed when open fissures are filled with hot water during the closing stages of mountains forming, and can be hundreds of millions of years old.

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DETAILS
SPECIES
Quartz
LOCATION
Artigas, Uruguay
SIZE
13.1" tall, 5.1" wide, 15.8" tall on stand
CATEGORY
ITEM
#171791